## 4 Discussion and Conclusions  
The study area is situated between the NE-SW trending Burdur and Civril-Baklan grabens, east of Denizli, in western Anatolia, Turkey. The S-SE boundary of the graben is defined by the Gemis fault zone, while the N-NW boundary is bounded by the Maymundagi fault zone.  
In the central part of the Acgol graben, intra-basin faults trend approximately E-W. The Maymundagi fault zone consists of the eastward NE-SW trending and dipping towards the SE Dazkuri segment and the westward E-W trending dipping towards the south Bozkurt segment.  
There is a lack of detailed studies investigating past earthquakes on the Maymundagi fault zone, resulting in a significant gap in the literature concerning its tectonic evolution and seismic characteristics. Therefore, this study primarily focuses on the seismic history of the Maymundagi fault. To address this, paleoseismological investigations were conducted on the two segments of the fault zone oriented in different directions.  
It was observed that sedimentary fan deposits accumulated ahead of the westward Bozkurt segment, composed of several fractures, whereas the younger sedimentary fan deposits accumulated ahead of the eastward Dazkuri segment, consisting of a single fracture. Additionally, although fault scarps and lineaments were observed on the Dazkuri segment, no fault gouges were observed on the fault mirror. In contrast, fault gouges were clearly observed on the Bozkurt segment to the west.  
It can be suggested that the eastern Dazkuri segment of the Maymundagi fault zone was active at least 10,422 years ago, and subsequently, earthquakes migrated westward, concentrating on the westward E-W trending segments. In later periods, a rejuvenation towards the west was observed within the E-W trending segments in terms of their potential for generating earthquakes.  
It can be stated that while an earthquake occurred 2370 years ago in the eastern region of the E-W trending segment, movements occurred first 1322 years ago and then 598 years ago on the same segment towards the west.  
Particularly, the recurrence interval of earthquakes that caused surface ruptures at two different times in the same trench can be suggested as an average of 724 years.  
Considering that the last historical earthquake on this fault occurred 598 years ago, which corresponds to the calibrated year range of 1304-1405 AD, it can be predicted that the next earthquake on the same fault may occur between 2028 and 2129 AD. These findings are important for understanding the seismic history of the region. It is important to conduct paleoseismological studies in the region in order to add new data to the data obtained in this study and to make more precise interpretations.  
Conceptualization, S.K. and M.H.; methodology, M.H.; software, S.K.; validation, S.K. and M.H.; formal analysis, S.K.; investigation, M.H.; resources, S.K.; data curation, M.H.; writing--original draft preparation, S.K.; writing--review and editing, M.H.; visualization, S.K.; supervision, M.H.; project administration, S.K.; funding acquisition, M.H. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.  
This study was supported by the Pamukkale University Scientific Research Project (Project No: 2024 HZDP001).  
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The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.  
This study includes a portion of the research initiated by [PERSON] as part of his doctoral dissertation and continued with detailed studies on the side faults of the Acgol graben. We thank all the referees who evaluated this study during the manuscript stage and provided constructive comments and suggestions. I would like to thank [PERSON] and [PERSON] for his critical criticism and assistance.