List of rivers of Turkey

Map of Turkey showing major rivers
Map of Turkey (and adjacent areas) with rivers

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
  • 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

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

Flow into the Mediterranean Sea

Flow into the Persian Gulf

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

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See also

  • flagTurkey portal