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The space-time distribution of slip of the 17 August 1999 İzmit earthquake is investigated by inverting synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) data, together with teleseismic broadband and near-field strong-motion records. Surface offsets are used as an added constraint. Special emphasis is given to analysis of the resolution of the different data sets. We use a four-segment finite fault model and a nonlinear inversion scheme, allowing slip to vary in amplitude, direction, and duration, as well as variable rupture velocity. From the inversion of synthetic data, we find that the best spatial resolution can be expected in the upper half of the fault model (above 12 km), where coverage of the interferometric SAR data is good (western half of the rupture), and near the GPS and strong-motion stations. Teleseismic data are found to have a lower resolution that is more evenly …