Kula UNESCO Global Jeoparkı’nda Yerbilimleri ve Jeomiras Açısından Uluslararası Öneme Sahip Üç Yeni Jeosit Önerisi

Yer tarihine tanıklık etmiş, yerin jeolojik - jeomorfolojik evriminin kayıt ve kanıtlarını barındıranjeoparklar, söz konusu doğal değerlerin korunup gelecek kuşaklara aktarılmasında büyük öneme sahiplerdir. Jeoparklar bu özelliklerinin yanında bulun dukları alanda yöre halkının sosyo-ekonomik kültürelkalkınmasını hedeflemeleri nedeniyle sürdürülebilir kalkınma alanı ve enstrümanı konumundadırlar. KulaJeoparkı, Paleozoik yaşlı metamorfik kayaçlardan (şist, gnays) prehistorik volkanik püskürmelere kadaryer kürenin yaklaşık 200 milyon yıldan fazla jeolojik geçmişinin delillerini barındırır ve bu yönüyle oldukça zengin bir jeoçeşitliliğe (geodiversity) ev sahipliği yapar. Kula Jeoparkı Türkiye’nin en gençvolkanik alanlarından biri ve aynı zamanda Türkiye’nin ve Türk Cumhuriyetleri’nin UNESCO etiketli ilkve tek jeoparkıdır. Bu çalışmada, uzun yıllardan beri Kula Yöresi dâhilinde uluslararası bir ekiple sürdürdüğümüz jeomorfolojik araştırmalardan elde ettiğimiz bulgular ışığında, Kula UNESCO GlobalJeoparkı’nda jeosit olarak belirlenip tescillenmesi gereken, yerbilimleri ve jeomiras açısından uluslararasıöneme sahip üç yeni alan (potansiyel Jeosit) önerilip buraların yerbilimleri ve jeomiras açısından önemlerinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu açıdan bu çalışmanın Kula yöresinin yerbilimleri açısındanulusal ve uluslararası önemine yeni bir boyut ekleyeceği düşünülmektedir.

Recommendation of Three New Geosites that are Internationally Significant in Terms of Geo-Heritage within the Territory of the Kula UNESCO Global Geopark

: Geoparks, which are witnesses for the history of the earth and contain the record and evidence of the geological-geomorphological evolution of the earth, are of great importance in preserving our natural heritage and transferring it to future generations. In addition to these characteristics, Geoparks are also instruments and areas of significant sustainable development since they aim for the socio-economic and cultural development of the local people. The Kula Geopark contains evidence from more than 200 million years of earth history, from Palaeozoic metamorphic rocks to prehistoric volcanic eruptions. With these characteristics, the Geopark area exhibits a very rich geological diversity. The Kula Geopark is one of the youngest volcanic regions of the Turkey, at the same time the Kula geopark is the first and only UNESCO recognised geopark in Turkey and Turkic Republics. In this study, from the new finds provided by geomorphological research carried out with an international team in Kula Region for many years, we propose three new areas that are internationally important in terms of geo-science and geo-heritage, which should be registered as being internationally significant geo-sites by the UNESCO Global Geopark. In this respect, it is expected that this study will contribute a new dimension to the national and international value of the geology and geomorphology of the Kula region.

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