Traces of Late Pleistocene Glaciations in Tekeli Mountain (Tokat)

Having the summit at 2649 m, Mount Tekeli is at the intersection of Middle Black Sea, Eastern Black Sea and Upper K？z？l？rmak subregions. Mount Tekeli is a high massif, which constitutes a part of the Tokat massif between the Kelkit tectonic valley at 550 m in the north and the K？z？l？rmak valley at 1300 m in the south and is made up of Permian marbles. The nearest mountains that were subjected to Pleistocene glaciations in this region are Karag？l (3107 m) in the northeast and K？z？lda？ (3025 m) in 80 km east. While there are studies on glacier research related to these mountains, the glaciation phenomenon on the Tekeli Mountain has not been known until this study. However, we identified cirques developed on the eastern and northwest slopes of Tekeli Mountain and terminal moraines descending at an elevation of around 2000 m. With this study, we add a new glaciated area to the glaciation inventory of Turkey. We aim to reveal the geomorphological and climatological characteristics of the newly discovered glaciated area and try to explain geomorphological evolution of Mount Tekeli since Pleistocene. Field observations combined with data obtained from unmanned aerial vehicles and meteorological stations were analyzed by geographical information systems to create maps and outputs