Figure 1- Morphotectonic map of eastern Anatolia showing major faults (straight lines) and trend lines of the mountain ranges (broken lines). Thick, broken, curvilinear lines represent trendlines of the peripheral orogenic belts, the Pontide, and the Southeastern Anatolian Orogenic Belt (SAOB). The white lines with the black glove are reverse faults. The inset map shows the central high resembling sheaved wheat and the dispersing major morphological features. Abbreviations:NATF; the North Anatolian Transform Fault, EATF; the East Anatolian Transform Fault, EAF; East Anatolian fault zone, NEAFZ; Northeast Anatolian fault zone, OF; Olur fault, DF; Doğu Beyazıt fault; TF; Tutak fault, the ellipse represents the center of the Virgation, KJ; The Karlıova Junction, FFTB; Foreland fault and thrust belt of the Southeastern Anatolian Orogen. Basins: ÇB; Çayırlı basin, TB; Tercan basin, AşB; Aşkale basin, PB; Pasinler basin, VB; Varto basin, BMB; Bulanık-Malazgirt basin, M-SB; Muş- Solhan Basin
Volcanoes; NV; Nemrut, SV; Süphan, EV; Etrüsk, TV; Tendürek, AV; Ağrı (Ararat). Towns and cities (Black letters along the coastal zone)
; TİR; Tirebolu; TRB; Trabzon, RİZ; Rize, White letters inland; Art; Artvin, Ar; Ardanuç; Byb; Bayburt, İsp; İspir, Şvş; Şavşat, KP; The Karst Plateau, LVan; the lake Van.