List of rivers of Turkey

Map of Turkey (and adjacent areas) with rivers

River basins of Turkey also showing where they extend into neighbouring countries

Rivers of Turkey can be divided into several groups depending on where they flow.

Flow into the Black Sea

Europe

• Mutludere (also known as Rezovo) flows from Turkey into Bulgaria. 112 km
• Veleka flows into Bulgaria and then into the Black Sea. 147 km (25 km in Turkey)

Anatolia

• Kızılırmak 'Red River' is the longest river in Turkey, also known as the Halys River. 1,350 km
  • Delice River - tributary
  • Devrez River - tributary
  • Gök River - tributary (also known as Gökırmak and in Classical times, Amnias)
• Sakarya River is the third longest river in Turkey, also known as Sangarius. 824 km
  • Seydisuyu
  • Porsuk River
  • Ankara River
• Harşit River in Gümüşhane and Giresun
• Yeşilırmak 'Green River' (Classical Iris). 418 km
  • Çekerek River (Classical Scylax) is a tributary
  • Kelkit River (Classical Lycus (one of several)) is a tributary
• Yağlıdere
  • Kılıçlar River
  • Tohumluk River
  • Üçköprü is not actually a river but the point where the Kılıçlar and Tohumluk meet
• Aksu Deresi in Giresun Province
• Batlama River in Giresun
• Bartın River (Classical Parthenius)
• Çoruh River (Classical Acampsis)
• Gelevara Deresi
• Kara Dere (Classical Hyssus or Hyssos)
• Machakhlistskal(i)
• Terme River (Classical Thermōdōn)
• Filyos River (Classical Billaeus)

Flow into the Marmara Sea

• Biga Çayı, the classical Granicus
• Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı, the classical Rhyndacus
• Simav Çayı or Susurluk Çayı, the classical Makestos

Flow into the Aegean Sea

Europe

• Meriç (Maritsa or Evros) is in the European section of Turkey and has its source in Bulgaria. It is 480 km long.
  • Tunca is a 350 km tributary in Bulgaria
  • Ergene is a tributary inside of Turkey.

Anatolia

• Azmak Creek
• Bakırçay (Classical Caicus or Astraeus)
• Büyük Menderes River (Classical Maeander or Meander). 548 km
  • Lycus (river of Phrygia)
    • Cadmus (river)
• Cayster River or Küçük Menderes. 114 km
• Gediz River (Classical Hermus). 401 km
  • Pactolus (also known as Sart Çayı)
• Karamenderes River (Classical Scamander)

Flow into the Mediterranean Sea

• Aksu (Classical Kestros)
• Manavgat River (Classical Melas)
• Köprüçay River (Classical Eurymedon)
• Dim River
• Kaledran Creek
• Dragon Creek (Turkey)
• Sini Creek
• Göksu (Classical Calycadnus)
• Limonlu Çayı (also known as Lamas; Classical Lamos)
• Alata River
• Tömük Creek
• Karacaoğlan River
• Tece Creek
• Mezitli River (Classical Liparis)
• Efrenk River (also known as Müftü)
• Deliçay
• Berdan River (also called Tarsus; Classical Cydnus)
• Seyhan River (Classical Sarus)
  • Zamantı River
• Ceyhan River (Classical Pyramus or Leucosyrus). 509 km
  • Harman Çayı
  • Göksun Çayı 115 km
• Payas River
• Deli Çay River
• Asi River (Classical Orontes)
  • Afrin River
    • Karasu

Flow into the Persian Gulf

• Euphrates
  • Khabur River
    • Jaghjagh River
  • Sajur River
  • Karasu
  • Murat River
    • Kocasu Creek (Hınıs)
• Tigris
  • Great Zab (in Turkish Büyükzap Suyu)
  • Little Khabur
  • Botan River (Uluçay)
  • Batman River
  • Hezir River

Flow into the Caspian Sea

• Kura River
  • Aras River
    • Arpaçay River (also known as Akhurian) is a tributary of the Aras. It arises in Armenia and forms part of the border between Armenia and Turkey before joining the Aras.

Ancient

• Aegospotami
• Asopus
• Cales (river), modern Alaplı Su
• Hyllus (river)
• Lycus (river of Bithynia)
• Lycus (river of Cilicia)
• Lycus (river of Lydia)
• River Meles
• Pinarus River

Gallery

• 
  Kızılırmak
  Nevşehir Province
• 
  Ceyhan River
  Adana Province
• 
  Porsuk River
  Eskişehir Province
• 
  Göksu River
  Mersin Province
• 
  Müftü River
  Mersin Province
• 
  Seyhan River
  Adana Province
• 
  Mezitli River
  Mersin Province
• 
  Gediz River
  İzmir Province
• 
  Sakarya River
  Sakarya Province

See also

• Turkey portal

• Geography of Turkey
• Regions of Turkey
• Lakes of Turkey
• Dams and reservoirs of Turkey