List of rivers of Turkey
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This is a list of the rivers of Turkey.
Flow into the Black Sea
[change | change source]Europe
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- 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
- 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)
- Yenice or Filyos River
Flow into the Marmara Sea
[change | change source]- Biga Çayı, the classical Granicus
- Mustafakemalpaşi Çayı, the classical Ryhndacus
- Simav Çayı or Susurluk Çayı, the classical Makestos
Flow into the Aegean Sea
[change | change source]Europe
[change | change source]- Meriç (Maritsa or Evros) is in the European section of Turkey and has its source in Bulgaria. It is 480 km long.
Anatolia
[change | change source]- Bakırçay (Classical Caicus or Astraeus)
- Büyük Menderes River (Classical Maeander or Meander). 548 km
- 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
[change | change source]- Aksu (Classical Kestros)
- Manavgat River
- Dim River
- Köprüçay River (Classical Eurymedon)
- Göksu. 260 km
- Limonlu Çayı (also known as Lamos (Cilicia))
- Müftü River
- Tarsus River (also called Berdan; Classical Cydnus)
- Seyhan River (Classical Sarus)
- Ceyhan River (Classical Pyramus or Leucosyrus). 509 km
- Payas River
- Deli Çay River
- Asi River (Classical Orontes)
Flow into the Persian Gulf
[change | change source]- Euphrates
- Tigris
- Great Zab (in Turkish Büyükzap Suyu)
- Khabur (Tigris)
- Botan River (Uluçay)
- Batman River
- Hezir River
Flow into the Caspian Sea
[change | change source]- 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.
- Aras River