Farewell lecture by Professor A. M. Celâl Şengör the developments in geology during the last 40 years I spent at the ITU and ITU's contribution

This paper is a somewhat enlarged version of my farewell lecture delivered on 23rd March 2022 at the Faculty Mines Istanbul Technical University (ITU). It reviews some important developments in geology during 40 years I was faculty member ITU and contribution geologists to these developments. As stipulated syllabus, first hour-and-a half this lesson we devoted discussion normal faults. last as because compulsory retirement imposed by law every professor age 67 Türkiye, gladly respond general request that review remaining hour-and-a-half development world spent ITU's