Cadomian realms have recently received much attention in the Alpine–Mediterranean orogenic belts, with discontinuous outcrops extending from the Alps to the İstanbul Zone, Menderes Massif, Taurides in Turkey and Iran as well. However, they have not been identified in the Sakarya Zone, northern Turkey to date. Here, we present, for the first time, zircon Usingle bondPb geochronology, zircon Hf-isotopes and trace...