Morphology Properties of Breakthrough Valleys Situated in Middle Cekerek Basin Between Cekerek Town Center and Incesu Village

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breakthrough valley located in the Cekerek river valley to the environment middle Cekerek Basin. The research area has the transaction features of Middle Black Sea Region and Middle Anatolia related to climate, landscape, flora, economical activities, agriculture and cultural structure. As the area is located on the transaction region and the activities of the Cekerek River, the area has colorful scenery related to the usage of the land. The Cekerek River has deepened its riverbed in post-Pliocene and pre-Pleistocene geological periods. The valley was embedded on older land that forms the basis of the landscape and the river emptied the Neocene lands. Such a structure forms breakthrough valleys through the river. It is under stead that the Incesu mountain passage is the most characteristic one and an ephigenic breakthrough valley in the region.