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/Armenian Highlands

• 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

• 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

• Biga Çayı, the classical Granicus
• Mustafakemalpaşi Çayı, the classical Ryhndacus
• 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

• 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
• 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)
  • 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
• Çapraz Çayı / Susurluk Çayı (ancient Macestus)
• Hyllus (river)
• Lycus (river of Bithynia)
• Lycus (river of Cilicia)
• Lycus (river of Lydia)
• River Meles
• Mezetli Su (anc. Liparis)
• Pinarus River

See also

Turkey portal

• Geography of Turkey
• Regions of Turkey
• Lakes of Turkey
• Dams of Turkey