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List of rivers of Turkey

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List of rivers of Turkey

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

Contents

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 Çayı
  • 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 Ryhndacus
  • Simav Çayı or Susurluk Çayı, the classical Makestos

    • 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

  • 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)
  • Dim River
  • Köprüçay River (Classical Eurymedon)
  • Göksu (Classical Calycadnus)
  • Limonlu Çayı (also known as Lamos (Cilicia))
  • Alata River
  • Karacaoğlan River
  • Tece Creek
  • Mezitli River (Classical Liparis)
  • Müftü River
  • Berdan River (also called Tarsus; Classical Cydnus)
  • Seyhan River (Classical Sarus)
  • Zamantı River
  • Ceyhan River (Classical Pyramus or Leucosyrus). 509 km
  • Payas River
  • Deli Çay River
  • Asi River (Classical Orontes)
  • Afrin River
  • Karasu

    • Flow into the Persian Gulf

  • Euphrates
  • Khabur River
  • Jaghjagh River
  • Balikh River
  • Sajur River
  • Karasu
  • Murat River
  • Tigris
  • Great Zab (in Turkish Büyükzap Suyu)
  • Khabur (Tigris)
  • 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
  • Hyllus (river)
  • Lycus (river of Bithynia)
  • Lycus (river of Cilicia)
  • Lycus (river of Lydia)
  • River Meles
  • Pinarus River

    • References

    List of rivers of Turkey Wikipedia
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