Rivers and Lakes of Turkey

Natural Lakes

Lake Tuz

Lake Eğirdir

Lake Acıgöl

Lake Bafa

Name in English	Name in Turkish	Area (km2)	Depth	Location (districts and/or provinces)
Lake Van	Van Gölü	3755 km2	451 m	Van, Bitlis
Lake Tuz	Tuz Gölü	1500 km2	2 m	Aksaray, Ankara, Konya
Lake Beyşehir	Beyşehir Gölü	656 km2	10 m	Beyşehir in Konya, Isparta
Lake Eğirdir	Eğirdir Gölü	482 km2		Isparta
Lake İznik	İznik Gölü	308 km2		İznik in Bursa, Yalova
Lake Burdur	Burdur Gölü	200 km2		Burdur, Isparta
Lake Manyas	Manyas Gölü	166 km2		Balıkesir
Lake Acıgöl	Acıgöl	153 km2		Denizli, Afyonkarahisar
Lake Uluabat	Uluabat Gölü	134 km2	1–2 m	Bursa
Lake Çıldır	Çıldır Gölü	115 km2		Ardahan, Kars
Lake Palas Tuzla	Palas Tuzla Gölü	106 km2	15 m	Palas/Kayseri
Lake Akşehir	Akşehir Gölü	105 km2		Akşehir in Konya, Afyonkarahisar
Lake Eber	Eber Gölü	104 km2		Afyonkarahisar
Lake Erçek	Erçek Gölü	98 km2		Van
Lake Hazar	Hazar Gölü	86 km2		Elazığ
Lake Bafa	Bafa Gölü	60 km2		Aydın, Muğla
Lake Köyceğiz	Köyceğiz Gölü	52 km2		Köyceğiz in Muğla
Lake Işıklı	Işıklı Gölü	49 km2		Denizli
Lake Nazik	Nazik Gölü	48 km2		Bitlis
Lake Sapanca	Sapanca Gölü	47 km2		Sakarya Province
Lake Salda	Salda Gölü	45 km2	184 m	Burdur
Lake Yay	Yay Gölü	37 km2		Kayseri
Lake Akyatan	Akyatan Gölü	35 km2		Adana
Lake Balık	Balık Gölü	34 km2		Doğubeyazıt in Ağrı
Lake Marmara	Marmara Gölü	34 km2		Salihli, Gölmarmara in Manisa
Lake Çöl	Çöl Gölü	32 km2		Ankara
Lake Durusu (Lake Terkos)	Durusu Gölü	25 km2		İstanbul
Lake Karine	Karine Gölü	24 km2
Lake Tuzla	Tuzla Gölü	23 km2		Tuzla
Lake Küçükçekmece	Küçükçekmece Gölü	16 km2		Küçükçekmece, İstanbul
Lake Yaraşlı	Yaraşlı Gölü	16 km2		Burdur
Lake Haçlı	Haçlı Gölü	16 km2		Muş
Lake Seyfe	Seyfe Gölü	15 km2		Kırşehir
Lake Akyayan	Akyayan Gölü	15 km2
Lake Hozapin	Hozapin Gölü	14 km2
Lake Arin	Arin Gölü	13 km2
Lake Nemrut	Nemrut Gölü	12 km2		Bitlis Province
Lake Balık	Balık Gölü	12 km2
Lake Büyükçekmece	Büyükçekmece Gölü	11 km2		Büyükçekmece, Istanbul
Lake Boluk	Boluk Gölü	11 km2
Lake Akdoğan	Akdoğan Gölü	11 km2
Lake Çavuşlu	Çavuşlu Gölü	9 km2
Lake Düden	Düden Gölü	8 km2
Lake Gala	Gala Gölü	8 km2		Edirne
Lake Karataş	Karataş Gölü	6 km2
Lake Mogan	Mogan Gölü	6 km2		Ankara
Paradeniz	Paradeniz	4 km2		Mersin
Lake Eymir	Eymir Gölü	1.8 km2		Ankara
Lake Abant	Abant Gölü	1.28 km2	18 m	Bolu
Lake Gölcük	Gölcük Gölü	1 km2		İzmir

• 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

• 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
• 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)
  • 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