The Eastern Mediterranean is among the most tectonically active regions that evolved by the complex interaction of the three major plates: African, Arabian and Eurasian. Its geodynamic evolution involves a diverse range of tectonic processes, including subduction, continental collision, strike-slip faulting, large-scale extension, crustal block extrusion, and slab deformation. This region therefore provides a natural laboratory for investigating how lithospheric deformation develops and is accommodated across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales.

Devastating earthquakes have occurred along all of the major tectonic structures in the region, including the continental transform faults of the North Anatolian, East Anatolian, and Dead Sea fault systems, as well as the subduction zone along the Hellenic Arc, both throughout the historical records and in recent years. The interaction between shallow fault activity and deep-seated mantle processes remains an important and debated question. Recent destructive earthquakes have further highlighted the need for better understanding of the seismic cycle and the underlying geodynamic process that governs active deformation in the region.

We invite multidisciplinary contributions spanning neotectonics, seismology, tectonic geodesy (e.g., GNSS, InSAR), paleoseismology, tectonic geomorphology, structural geology, remote sensing, and geodynamic modelling to strengthen our comprehension of active tectonics and geodynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean. We particularly encourage submissions from early-career researchers.