List of lakes of Turkey

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Map of Turkey (and adjacent areas) with major lakes, together with their river systems. Map of rivers Turkey.webp
Map of Turkey (and adjacent areas) with major lakes, together with their river systems.

Natural lakes

Lake Tuz Salt Lake Tuz Turkey.jpg
Lake Tuz
Lake Egirdir LakeEgirdir.jpg
Lake Eğirdir
Lake Akdogan Akdogangolugunbatimi.jpg
Lake Akdoğan
Lake Acigol Arif solak Acigol1.jpg
Lake Acıgöl
Lake Bafa Bafa lake1.JPG
Lake Bafa
Name in EnglishName in TurkishArea (km2)DepthLocation (districts and/or provinces)
Lake Van Van Gölü 3755 km2451 m Van, Bitlis
Lake Tuz Tuz Gölü 1500 km22 m Aksaray, Ankara, Konya
Lake Beyşehir Beyşehir Gölü 656 km210 m Beyşehir in Konya, Isparta
Lake Eğirdir Eğirdir Gölü 482 km2 Isparta
Lake İznik İznik Gölü 308 km2 İznik in Bursa, Yalova
Lake Burdur Burdur Gölü 200 km2 Burdur, Isparta
Lake Manyas Manyas Gölü 166 km2 Balıkesir
Lake Acıgöl Acıgöl 153 km2 Denizli, Afyonkarahisar
Lake Uluabat Uluabat Gölü 134 km21–2 m Bursa
Lake Çıldır Çıldır Gölü 115 km2 Ardahan, Kars
Lake Palas Tuzla Palas Tuzla Gölü 106 km215 m Palas/Kayseri
Lake Akşehir Akşehir Gölü 105 km2 Akşehir in Konya, Afyonkarahisar
Lake Eber Eber Gölü 104 km2 Afyonkarahisar
Lake Erçek Erçek Gölü 98 km2 Van
Lake Hazar Hazar Gölü 86 km2 Elazığ
Lake Bafa Bafa Gölü 60 km2 Aydın, Muğla
Lake Köyceğiz Köyceğiz Gölü 52 km2 Köyceğiz in Muğla
Lake Işıklı Işıklı Gölü 49 km2 Denizli
Lake Nazik Nazik Gölü 48 km2 Bitlis
Lake Sapanca Sapanca Gölü 47 km2 Sakarya Province
Lake Salda Salda Gölü 45 km2184 m Burdur
Lake Yay Yay Gölü 37 km2 Kayseri
Lake Akyatan Akyatan Gölü 35 km2 Adana
Lake Balık Balık Gölü 34 km2 Doğubeyazıt in Ağrı
Lake Marmara Marmara Gölü 34 km2 Salihli, Gölmarmara in Manisa
Lake Çöl Çöl Gölü 32 km2 Ankara
Lake Çavuşlu Çavuşlu Gölü 31 km2 Konya
Lake Durusu (Lake Terkos) Durusu Gölü 25 km2 Istanbul
Lake Dil (Lake Karine) Karine Gölü 24 km2
Lake Tuzla Tuzla Gölü 23 km2 Adana
Lake Küçükçekmece Küçükçekmece Gölü 16 km2 Küçükçekmece, Istanbul
Lake Yarışlı Yarışlı Gölü 16 km2 Burdur
Lake Seyfe Seyfe Gölü 15 km2 Kırşehir
Lake Akyayan Akyayan Gölü 15 km2 Adana
Lake Aktaş (Hozapin) Hozapin Gölü 14 km2 Ardahan
Lake Arın Arın Gölü 13 km2 Bitlis Province
Lake Nemrut Nemrut Gölü 12 km2 Bitlis Province
Lake Balık Balık Gölü 12 km2 Ağrı Province
Lake Büyükçekmece Büyükçekmece Gölü 11 km2 Büyükçekmece, Istanbul
Lake Bolluk Bolluk Gölü 11 km2
Lake Akdoğan Akdoğan Gölü 11 km2 Varto, Muş
Lake Haçlı Haçlı Gölü10 km2 Bulanık, Muş
Lake Karataş Karataş Gölü10 km2 Karamanlı, Burdur
Lake Çavuşçu Çavuşlu Gölü 9 km2
Lake Düden Düden Gölü 8 km2
Lake Gala Gala Gölü 8 km2 Edirne
Lake Mogan Mogan Gölü 6 km2 Ankara
Paradeniz Paradeniz 4 km2 Mersin
Lake Meke Meke Gölü 2.57 km2 Konya
Lake Kuyucuk Kuyucuk Gölü 2.45 km213 m Kars
Beymelek Beymelek Kuş Cenneti2.25 km2 Antalya
Lake Eymir Eymir Gölü 1.8 km2 Ankara
Lake Kömüşini Kömüşini Gölü1.5 km2 Konya
Lake Abant Abant Gölü 1.28 km218 m Bolu
Lake Gölcük Gölcük Gölü 1 km2 İzmir
Lake Poyrazlar Poyrazlar Gölü 0.67 km2 Sakarya
Lake Aygır (Erzurum) Aygır Gölü Erzurum
Lake Aygır (Kars) Aygır Gölü Kars
Lake Aygır Aygır Gölü Bitlis
Lake Kaz Kaz Gölü 0.93 km2 Muş
Lake Ahır Ahır Gölü 9 km2 Erzurum
Lake Atar Atar Gölü Ağrı
Lake Batmış Batmış Gölü 3 km2 Bitlis
Lake Hıdırmenteş Hıdırmenteş Gölü Van
Lake Süphan Süphan Gölü 1 km2 Van
Lake Gövelek Gövelek Gölü Van
Lake Turna Turna Gölü 7 km2 Van
Lake Akgöl Akgöl Gölü 7 km2 Van
Lake Bahri Bahri Gölü 1 km2 Bingöl
Lake Karagöl Karagöl Gölü Tunceli
Lake Gerendal Gerendal Gölü Elazığ
Lake Aygır (Trabzon) Aygır Gölü 3.75 km2 Trabzon

Reservoir and dam lakes

NameArea (km2)DepthLocation
Atatürk Reservoir 817 km2 Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır
Keban Baraj Gölü 675 km2 Elazığ, Tunceli, Erzincan
Ilısu Baraj Gölü 313 km2 Mardin, Şırnak, Siirt, Batman
Karakaya Baraj Gölü 298 km2 Malatya, Elazığ, Diyarbakır
Hirfanlı Baraj Gölü 263 km2 Ankara, Kırşehir
Silvan Baraj Gölü 178 km2 Diyarbakır
Altınkaya Baraj Gölü 118 km2 Samsun
Alpaslan-1 Baraj Gölü 115 km2 Muş
Alpaslan-2 Baraj Gölü 55 km2 Muş
Sarıyar Baraj Gölü 83 km2 Ankara, Eskişehir
Seyhan Baraj Gölü 67 km2 Adana
Kılıçkaya Baraj Gölü 64 km2 Sivas, Giresun
Aslantaş Baraj Gölü 49 km2 Adana
Demirköprü Baraj Gölü 47 km2 Manisa
Karacaören Baraj Gölü 45 km2 Burdur, Isparta
Büyükçekmece Baraj Gölü 43 km2 Istanbul
Menzelet Baraj Gölü 42 km2 Kahramanmaraş
Arpaçay Baraj Gölü 41 km2 Kars

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