List of rivers of Turkey
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.
Anatolia
- Azmak Creek
- Bakırçay (Classical Caicus or Astraeus)
- Büyük Menderes River (Classical Maeander or Meander). 548 km
- Lycus (river of Phrygia)
- Cadmus (river)
- Lycus (river of Phrygia)
- 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)
- 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
- Afrin River
Flow into the Persian Gulf
- Euphrates
- Khabur 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.
- Aras River
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
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