Research Interests

Geodynamics: Thermal and mechanical modeling of the lithosphere; crustal deformation of the Eastern Mediterranean region with special emphasis on the regional stress/strain field, fault slip rates and regional scale evolution.

Publications

1. Journal Publications (SCI) 

Özbakır, A.D., Wortel, R., and Govers, R. (in prep.), 2014. “Plate boundaries and major faults in the Anatolian - Aegean region”, Tectonophysics

Özbakır, A.D., Şengör, A.M.C, Wortel, R., and Govers, R., 2013. “ The Pliny - Strabo trench region: a large shear zone resulting from slab tearing”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v.375, pp. 188-195
 
Şengör, A.M.C, Özeren, M.S., Keskin, M., Sakınç, M.,  Özbakır, A.D., and Kayan, İ., 2008. “The eastern Turkish high plateau as a small Turkic-type orogen: implications for post-collisional crust-forming processes in Turkic-type orogens”, Earth-Science Reviews, V.90, pp. 1-48.

2. Abstracts and Presentations

Özbakır, A.D., Özeren, M.S., Ergintav, S., Karabulut, H., 2014. Post-seismic deformation following 1999 İzmit and Düzce earthquakes, Turkey: implications for constraining subcrustal rheology. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16

Özbakir, A.D., Özeren, M.S., Ergintav, S., and Karabulut, H., 2014. Examining the post-seismic processes in a hazard perspective, 9th Alexander von Humboldt International Conference, İstanbul, Turkey

Perk, Ş., Özbakır, A.D. and Karabulut, H., 2013. "1D crustal structure from quality seismological data for the Cyprus subduction zone", Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-418-4

Özbakir, A.D., Govers, R. and Wortel, R., 2010. "The nature and location of the plate boundary between the Anatolian and African plates", GSA meeting Tectonic Crossroads: Evolving Orogens of Eurasia-Africa-Arabia, Ankara, Turkey, 4-8 October 2010

Özbakır, A. D., Wortel, R., Govers, R., 2010. "The nature and location of the plate boundary between the Anatolian and African plates", Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-4366

Özbakır, A.D., M.S. Özeren, M.N. Postacıoğlu, 2008. "Greens function approach towards modeling thermal anomaly of Eastern Anatolia High Plateau", Geoscience Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-09376

Özeren, M.S., Postacıoğlu, N. ,Şengör,  A. M. C. , and  Özbakır, A. D., 2008. "A Greens function-based semi-analytical approach to the forward flexure problem in Eastern Anatolia", Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-08691

Özturk, C.A., Özbakir, A.D., and Nasuf, E., 2004. "The evaluation of the correlation between point load and uniaxial compressive strength". In: Proc. 7th National Rock Mech. Symp. Turkey.

 

Work experience

• 2013 - Present    Project employee at Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and E.R.I.
  Research topic: ”Strategies and tools for Real Time EArthquake RisK ReducTion (REAKT)”
  
  2007 - 2012        Research Assistant at Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  Research topic: ”Thermo-mechanical modeling of accretion, collision and extension along the Aegean-Anatolian-Bitlis/Zagros convergent plate boundary, and implications for the Cenozoic geodynamical evolution of Anatolia”
  
  
• 2005 - 2007        Research Assistant at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  Research topic: ”Developing an analytical model for the thermal evolution and flexural response of Eastern Anatolian High Plateau”
  
  
• 2003 - 2004        TUBITAK Project employee at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Research topic: ”Quaternary Glaciation of the Eastern Black Sea Mountains and implications for Paleoclimate”

 

Education

• Ph.D. in Solid Earth Geophysics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, to be defended
  Thesis Title: “Evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean stress/strain field
  in response to plate boundary changes”
  
  
• M.Sc. in Solid Earth Geophysics, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2006
  Thesis Title: “An analytical model for thermal evolution of Eastern Anatolian High Plateau”

• B.Sc. in Geological Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. 2005
  Thesis Title: “Geological and petrographical assessment of Eastern part of Fıstıklı granitoid (Armutlu peninsula, Kapaklı - Hayriye villages)”
  
  
• B.Sc. in Mining Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. 2003
  (graduated 1st)
  Thesis Title: “Fuzzy logic modeling approach to point load vs. uniaxial compression relationship”
  
  

 

Other interests

As being the author of the blog page http://dagdelisi.wordpress.org, I regularly write popular scientific/scholarly articles about mountain building, avalanches, mountain geography, and history of alpinism. Furthermore, I contribute to the e-climbing magazine tirmanis.org, on the subject of history of alpinism.