Sinkle risk survey of Sille Mahallesi (Konya Selçuklu) northern region in terms of geology and settlement

The study area covers an area of approximately 200 ha located 10 km west of Konya city center and 2 km north of Sille neighborhood. Konya region is a region surrounded by active faults. In terms of neotectonic location, the region is located within the Central Anatolian Plains Region and Konya-Eskişehir Neotectonic region. The study area is located in the extreme part of the northeastern wing of Kızılören graben, just west of the Konya fault zone that borders the western edge of the approximately N-S trending Konya basin. In addition, Konya Closed Basin is bordered by the Karaömerler fault in the north and the Divanlar fault in the east. The Lorasdağı formation is the basic unit in the study area. This formation, which consists of marine carbonates, is overlain by the Sille, Ulumuhsine, Küçükmuhsine and Topraklı formations with an angular unconformity. The study area generally consists of carbonate rocks belonging to the Lorasdağı and Ulumuhsine formations. The study area is mostly located on the Lorasdağı formation with abundant cracks and karstic cavities. Sinkholes are observed in this formation in the Konya region. (Kızılcakuyu, Konar sinkholes). The region is a newly developing region in terms of settlement area and planned to be built with high-rise building stocks. It is also an area very close to the active Konya Fault Zone. Therefore, this thesis study aims to investigate the sinkhole potential and buried risks of the region. Within the scope of the thesis, geological and geophysical methods such as ERT (Electrical Resistivity Tomography), Drilling, Microtremor, MASW were used. As a result of these studies, possible buried risks (fault, gaps, crack, formation transitions, etc.) in the region were determined and recommendations were made for the removel and improvement of these risks.