@inbook{600cba2c2bf54d999eef1776ebedfce0,
title = "Salted Landscapes in the Tuz G{\"o}l{\"u} (Central Anatolia): The End Stage of a Tertiary Basin",
abstract = "Tuz G{\"o}l{\"u} (Salt Lake) is a large salt lake located in the heart of Anatolia. Long-term morphological development of the lake is controlled by the Tuz G{\"o}l{\"u} Fault Zone and the İn{\"o}n{\"u}-Eski{\c s}ehir Fault System. The Central Black Sea Mountains in the north and the Taurus Mountain Belt in the south are major climatic barriers generating a precipitation shadow effect on the Anatolian Plateau that worsens the continental climatic conditions characterized here by cold winter, hot summer and relative dryness. Climate, together with active tectonics, let Tuz G{\"o}l{\"u} to preserve a water depth of maximum 1.5 m. Besides the natural beauty of the outstanding landscapes provided by this shining white lake, numerous salt farms are spread over the lake and neighbouring small lakes. Archaeological data evidence that salt exploitation and trade centres around Tuz G{\"o}l{\"u} were established since prehistoric and during ancient historic times. This natural and cultural heritage is now threatened by anthropogenic and climatic factors that might lead to its disappearance in a foreseeable future.",
keywords = "Ancient salt trade, Central Anatolia, Evaporite, Salt dome, Salt lake, Tuz G{\"o}l{\"u}",
author = "Erman {\"O}zsayın and Alper G{\"u}rb{\"u}z and Catherine Kuzucuoğlu and Bur{\c c}in Erdoğu",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-03515-0\_16",
language = "English",
series = "World Geomorphological Landscapes",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "339--351",
booktitle = "World Geomorphological Landscapes",
address = "Germany",
}