List of rivers of Turkey



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

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

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

 * Azmak Creek
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Zamantı River
 * 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

Flow into the Persian Gulf

 * Euphrates
 * Khabur River
 * Jaghjagh 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.

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