Thermal hot waters are known in the terrestrial areas in the vicinity of Gulbahce Bay. The main target of this study is to examine the presence of these hot water sources. A high-resolution shallow seismic study (3.5 kHz) was used to determine the high potential hydrothermal area in Gulbahce Bay and sediment samples were collected by gravity corer at 14 points for palynological analysis. The palynological findings obtained from these core samples were confronted with a 'Reference sample', which came from outside the study area and is thought to be able to change with the thermal features of environment.
