Between Çaldıran-Van Lake Bendimahi River Valley and i̇ts near surroundings geomorphology

This study, prepared as a Master's thesis titled "Geomorphology of the Bendimahi River Valley and its Surroundings between Çaldıran and Van Lake", covers the northeast of the Van Lake Closed Basin. In the study, physical geography features such as climate, hydrography, volcanism, geology and tectonic structure that affect the geomorphology of the area, especially the geomorphological features of the Bendimahi River valley and its immediate surroundings, were discussed. Within the framework of these headings, the necessary literature review was conducted and data regarding the study area was obtained from relevant institutions. This thesis has been tried to be included in the academic literature through field studies carried out in the research area, which contains important morphological units of fluvial systems. Key Words: Geomorphology, Fluvial Processes, Tectonics, Bendimahi River, Muradiye Waterfall