Prof. Dr. Tuncay Taymaz

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeophysics
KeywordsThe Mediterranean Region, Seismology, Seismotectonics, Geodynamics, Active Tectonics

Current contact address

CountryTurkey
CityIstanbul
InstitutionIstanbul Technical University
InstituteFaculty of Mines, Department of Geophysical Engineering
Homepagehttp://web.itu.edu.tr/~taymaz/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rainer KindGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang FriederichInstitut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Geophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Prof. Dr. Mark R. HandyInstitut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1998

Programme(s)

1997Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2004T. Sato, J. Kasahara, Tuncay Taymaz et al.: A study of microearthquake seismicity and focal mechanisms within the Sea of Marmara. In: Tectonophysics, 2004, 303-314
2004Tuncay Taymaz, T. Westaway, R. Reilinger: Active faulting and crustal deformation in the Eastern Mediterranean region. In: Tectonophysics, 2004, 1-9