Role of regional extension and uplift in the Plio-Pleistocene evolution of the Aksu Basin, SW Turkey

The Aksu Basin, within the Isparta Angle area of SW Turkey, documents Plio-Pleistocene crustal processes at the interface between the Tauride Mountains and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Basin sedimentation began in the Late Miocene, following an earlier history of emplacement of Mesozoic allochthonous units (Antalya Complex), Miocene basin development and localized Late Miocene compression (Aksu Phase). Late Miocene-Early Pliocene transtension deformed the Aksu Basin, exploiting pre-existing zones of structural weakness. During Early-Mid-Pliocene, muddy sediments accumulated in a shallow shelf sea (