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The Köroğlu Mountains: The Most Settled Highlands of Anatolia

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Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey

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The Köroğlu Mountains between Sakarya and Kızılırmak rivers form the inner part of the western Pontides. They are 550 km long and 40–60 km in width, with a mean elevation of ca 1800 m a.s.l. The highest point is 2399 m at Mt. Köroğlu, a large stratovolcano that gives its name to the entire highland area. Geographically, these mountains constitute the transitional zone between central and northern Anatolia and therefore have a high geo- and biodiversity. The Köroğlu Mountains have been much more widely used for permanent and temporary (yayla) settlements than other highlands in the country. Essentially, this socio-geographic emphasis has a long-standing basis that stretches from ancient civilizations to the present.

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    Köroğlu—“The son of the blind man” in Turkish—is a traditional hero who fought in the Middle Ages the local administration, particularly the Bolu city landlord.

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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Ali İhsan Gevrek (1954–2008) who spent his academic life working on geothermal weathering and pyroclastic rocks. One of the authors (NK) is grateful to Ahmet Türkecan (MTA) for discussing the Köroğlu volcanics and providing some literature.

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  1. Geological Engineering Department, Ankara University, 06830 Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey

    Nizamettin Kazancı

  2. JEMİRKO-Jeolojik Mirası Koruma Derneği (The Turkish Association for Conservation of Geological Heritage), 06570 Maltepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Yaşar Suludere

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  2. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Kazancı, N., Suludere, Y. (2019). The Köroğlu Mountains: The Most Settled Highlands of Anatolia. In: Kuzucuoğlu, C., Çiner, A., Kazancı, N. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03515-0_24

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