64th GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS OF TURKEY

SESSIONS

1. Active tectonics, Earthquake Geology and Archaeogeology 

Coordinators: Erhan Altunel & Erdin Bozkurt 

Active Tectonics

Palaeoseismology 

Tsunami

Geological and Geomorphological Methods in Archaeogeology

Effects of Historical Earthquakes on Society 

2. Regional Geology

Coordinators: Cemal Göncüoğlu & Aral Okay 

Classification of Tectonic Units of Turkey 

Regional Tectonic Models on Türkiye & Surroundings 

Geology of Suture Zones 

Ophiolite Obduction

Evolution of Continental Margins 

Orogeny

Sedimentary Basins

Palaeomagnetism & Tectonics

3. Environmental Geology & Medical Geology

Coordinators: Yüksel Örgün & Ali Yılmaz

Effects of Environmental Pollution on Society 

Methods on the Determination of Natural Pollution and Pollution Prevention

Atmospheric Pollution 

Pollution of Soil and Water 

Medical Geology

Waste Management and Geology

4. Marine, Lacustrine and Coastal Geology 

Coordinators : Namık Çağatay & Mustafa Ergin

Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Neogene and Younger Units 

Bathymetry 

Marine Terraces 

Life in Marine, Lake and Coastal Environments 

Research and Exploration of Natural Resources in Marine Environments: Methods and Applications.

5. Geology of Natural Disasters 

Coordinators: Tamer Yiğit Duman & Harun Sönmez 

Effects of Natural Disasters on the Society 

Historical and Recent Natural Disasters and Their Results 

Prediction of Natural Disasters and Disaster Risks 

Modelling of Past and Future Natural Disasters i

Flooding and Geology of Past Floods

Geology of Landslides

6. Energy & Energy Resources

Coordinators: 

Oil & Natural Gas: Salih SANER & Muzaffer SİYAKO 

Coal  & Radioactive Material: Ali İhsan Karayiğit

Geothermal Energy: Nilgün Güleç & Şakir Şimşek 

Renewable Energy: Past, Present and Future

Role and Applications of Geology on Wind, Sun and Wave Energy 

Role and Applications of Geology on the Geothermal Research and Exploration 

Geology of Radioactive Raw Material 

Coal Geology 

Natural Gas and Petroleum Geology 

Geology of Gas Hydrates, Oil Shales and Coal Gas

Drilling Techniques and Applications in Energy Research and Exploration 

7. Hydrogeology

Coordinators: Serdar Bayarı & Hasan Yazıcıgil 

Role of Water on Society 

Hydrogeological Systems and Models 

Effects of Climate Changes on the Water Cycle

Underground Water: Applications and Problems 

Hydrogeochemistry 

Drought Problems and Solutions

8- Climate and Palaeoclimate Changes

Coordinators: Funda Akgün & İsmail Ömer Yılmaz 

Role of Climate Changes on Society 

Geological Records of Palaeoclimate Changes 

Correlations of Climate Models and Palaeoclimate 

Eustatic Sea Level Changes 

Tectonics and Palaeoclimate 

9. Magmatism & Magmatic Processes 

Coordinators: Ercan Aldanmaz & Abidin Temel 

Geology of Granitoids

Subduction-Related Magmatism 

Rift-Related Magmatism 

Large Igneous Provinces 

Ophiolites

Volcanology

Syn- and Post-Collisional Magmatism 

Geochemistry, Isotope Geology and Geochronology Applications in the Magmatic Provinces 

10. Metamorphism & Metamorphic Processes 

Coordinators: Osman CANDAN & Gültekin TOPUZ 

Geology of Metamorphic Belts 

Metamorphic Petrology 

Geochemistry, Isotope Geology and Geochronology Applications in the Metamorphic Provinces

11. Metallic Minerals & Industrial Raw Materials 

Coordinators: Cahit Helvacı & Taner ÜNLÜ

Role of the Natural Resources on the Society: Past, Present and Future 

Geology of Metallic Minerals 

Geology of Raw Material 

Developments on the Mining Technology

Geochemistry Applications 

Drilling Techniques and Applications in Mining 

12.  Engineering Geology and Geotechnics 

Coordinators: Remzi Karagüzel & Atiye Tuğrul 

Role and Importance of Engineering Geology on the Society 

Modern Techniques and Applications in the Soil Mechanics 

Modern Techniques and Applications in the Rock Mechanics 

Developments and Applications on the Soil and Rock Classifications 

Geology in the Construction of Tunnels, Dams and Roads

Geotechnical Drilling Techniques and Applications 

13. Palaeontology and Biostratigraphy 

Coordinators: Ercan ÖZCAN & Cemal Tunoğlu 

Geological Events Affecting the Evolution of Biosphere: Reasons & Results

Biofacies and Biogeography  

Micro and Macropalaeontology 

Mammal & Vertebrate Palaeontology 

Palynology

Biostratigraphy

Modern Techniques and Developments in Palaeontology 

14. Sedimentology & Sedimentary Processes

Coordinators: Naci GÖRÜR & Faruk Ocakoğlu 

Geology of Past and Present Sedimentary Basins

Sequence Stratigraphy

Regional Stratigraphic Correlations 

Geology of Clastic Depositional Environments 

Geology of Carbonate Depositional Environments 

Geology of Evaporites 

15. Earth Sciences for Society

Coordinators: Nizamettin Kazancı & Fuat Şaroğlu 

Role of Earth Sciences on the Cultural and Social Development of the Society: Past, Present and Future 

Role of Geology on Sustainable Development

Geological Heritage

Geoparks

Geotourism

Geosit

16. Development of Earth Sciences in Türkiye 

Coordinator: Namık Yalçın

Past, Present and Future of Geology in Türkiye: Problems and Solutions 

Geological Education: Problems and Solutions

Pioneers in Geology of Turkey

17. Earth Information Systems & Remote Sensing

Coordinators: Kaan Şevki Kavak & Vedat Toprak

Geographic Information System Applications in Geology 

Remote Sensing Applications in Geology

Standards, Methods and Software in Earth Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Geostatistics

18. Surficial Processes & Geomorphology

Coordinators: Ömer Emre & Catherine Kuzucuoğlu 

Role of Geomorphological Processes on Society 

Climate, Tectonics and Geomorphology 

Morphometric applications 

Fluvial Geomorphology

Geology of Karst and Cave