Özet:

The development and shaping of the earth are closely related to the geological-geotectonic events it is exposed to. With these processes, many gigantic global events such as the movement of the continents, their merging, disintegration, the formation of new micro-continents, as well as subduction and mountain formations (orogeny) occur. The most important factor in the development of large-scale fault lines and fault zones, and even in the formation of large and small-scale earthquakes that affect social and cultural events today, is the geotectonic evolution process that the earth is exposed to. The convergence of the African, Arabian and Indian Plates in the Tethys oceans towards each other and subsequent collision with the Eurasian continent formed the Tethys belt and its associated metallogenic belt, which is one of the most important belts of today. This belt stretches from the Western Mediterranean to China. The most prominent tectonic framework of Turkey, the İzmir-Ankara-Erzincan Zone separating the Pontides from the Anatolide-Tauride platform, and the Bitlis suture zone forming the northern edge of the Arabian Plate are located in this belt. The geography of today's Türkiye is divided into sub-plates, which are separated from each other by complex suture zones and represent the remnants of the Tethys oceans (Paletotethys and Neotethys oceans). The closure of the northern branch of the Neotethys in the Late Paleocene-Eocene interval, when the Pontide arc and the Anatolian-Tauride platform collided along the İzmir-Ankara-Erzincan Suture Zone, is an important phenomenon in the geodynamic evolution of Türkiye. This process has also determined the main framework of Türkiye's Neotectonics and is responsible for the North and East Anatolian Fault Zones, which are important earthquake producers. The development processes of these fault zones also contributed to the formation of important mineral deposits associated with these zones. When evaluated in terms of mineral deposits, hydrothermal processes in the North Anatolian Fault Zone started in the Late Paleocene. Considering the mineral deposits in the North Anatolian Fault Zone, the relationship between the formation of the fault zone and the formation of the mineral deposits can be seen. The Kısacık gold mineralization in the Biga Peninsula and the gold enrichment in the Alakeçi listvenites are examples of the mineralizations in this zone. Apart from these mineralizations, there are many mineral deposits directly or indirectly related to this zone. Therefore, while the main tectonic events that shape the earth and the active tectonic lines arising from them create major natural disasters such as earthquakes, they also contribute to the formation of many important natural resources. While taking advantage of the positive opportunities created by these gigantic geological events that cannot be prevented by human means, it should be one of the most important priorities of human beings to continue living by taking precautions against natural disasters that will be effective due to their nature.

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