The protoliths of the metamorphic rocks of the Kadınhanı area are carbonates, pelites, psammites, cherts, and igneous rocks. The meta-igneous rocks consist of trachyandesite, basaltic andesite, hornblende gabbro and dolerite. The primary mineral assemblages were altered first by low grade greenschist and then blueschist metamorphism, within the range of 350-450 °C and 3.5-7 kbar, but equilibrium of the metamorphic assemblages was never reached. Geochemical data indicate that the meta-igneous rocks are of a sub-alkaline (tholeitic and calc-alkaline) character. Immobile element discriminant diagrams show that the metatrachyandesite and the metadolerite have within-plate, and the metabasaltic andesite has continental arc lava characteristics affinities but the metahornblende gabbro is MORB like. The metatrachyandesite and metabasaltic andesite have closely corresponding REE patterns and N-MORB normalized profiles, strongly suggesting a similar origin, but the two rocks are not related via crystal fractionation as this conflicts with the REE pattern of the metabasaltic andesite. The metahornblende gabbros have flat REE patterns and compositional data suggesting derivation from source similar to a mid ocean ridge type parent. The parental magma of metadolerite was similar to subduction - related lavas in a continental margin environment, involving a mix of subcontinental lithosphere and subduction components.