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[[File:Map of rivers Turkey.webp|thumbnail|600px|right|alt=Map of Turkey showing major lakes and rivers|Map of Turkey (and adjacent areas) with major lakes, together with their river systems.]]
==Natural lakes==
[[Image:Salt Lake Tuz Turkey.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lake Tuz]]]]
[[Image:LakeEgirdir.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lake Eğirdir]]]]
[[Image:Akdogangolugunbatimi.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lake Akdoğan]]]]
[[Image:Arif solak Acigol1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Lake Acıgöl]]]]
[[Image:Bafa lake1.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Lake Bafa]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name in English
! Name in Turkish
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Depth
! Location (''districts and/or provinces'')
|-
| [[Lake Van]]
| Van Gölü
| align="right"| 3755&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 451&nbsp;m
| [[Van Province|Van]], [[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]]
|-
| [[Lake Tuz]]
| Tuz Gölü
| align="right"| 1500&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 2&nbsp;m
| [[Aksaray Province|Aksaray]], [[Ankara Province|Ankara]], [[Konya Province|Konya]]
|-
| [[Lake Beyşehir]]
| Beyşehir Gölü
| align="right"| 656&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 10&nbsp;m
| [[Beyşehir]] in [[Konya Province|Konya]], [[Isparta Province|Isparta]]
|-
| [[Lake Eğirdir]]
| Eğirdir Gölü
| align="right"| 482&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Isparta Province|Isparta]]
|-
| [[Lake İznik]]
| İznik Gölü
| align="right"| 308&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[İznik]] in [[Bursa Province|Bursa]], [[Yalova Province|Yalova]]
|-
| [[Lake Burdur]]
| Burdur Gölü
| align="right"| 200&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Burdur Province|Burdur]], [[Isparta Province|Isparta]]
|-
| [[Lake Manyas]]
| Manyas Gölü
| align="right"| 166&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]]
|-
| [[Lake Acıgöl]]
| Acıgöl
| align="right"| 153&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Denizli Province|Denizli]], [[Afyonkarahisar Province|Afyonkarahisar]]
|-
| [[Lake Uluabat]]
| Uluabat Gölü
| align="right"| 134&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 1–2&nbsp;m
| [[Bursa Province|Bursa]]
|-
| [[Lake Çıldır]]
| Çıldır Gölü
| align="right"| 115&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]], [[Kars Province|Kars]]
|-
| [[Lake Palas Tuzla]]
| Palas Tuzla Gölü
| align="right"| 106&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 15&nbsp;m
| [[Palas, Turkey|Palas]]/[[Kayseri Province|Kayseri]]
|-
| [[Lake Akşehir]]
| Akşehir Gölü
| align="right"| 105&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Akşehir]] in [[Konya Province|Konya]], [[Afyonkarahisar Province|Afyonkarahisar]]
|-
| [[Lake Eber]]
| Eber Gölü
| align="right"| 104&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Afyonkarahisar Province|Afyonkarahisar]]
|-
| [[Lake Erçek]]
| Erçek Gölü
| align="right"| 98&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Van Province|Van]]
|-
| [[Lake Hazar]]
| [[Hazar Gölü]]
| align="right"| 86&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Elazığ Province|Elazığ]]
|-
| [[Lake Bafa]]
| Bafa Gölü
| align="right"| 60&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Aydın Province|Aydın]], [[Muğla Province|Muğla]]
|-
| [[Lake Köyceğiz]]
| [[Köyceğiz Gölü]]
| align="right"| 52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Köyceğiz]] in [[Muğla Province|Muğla]]
|-
| [[Lake Işıklı]]
| [[Işıklı Gölü]]
| align="right"| 49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Denizli Province|Denizli]]
|-
| [[Lake Nazik]]
| [[Nazik Gölü]]
| align="right"| 48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]]
|-
| [[Lake Sapanca]]
| [[Sapanca Gölü]]
| align="right"| 47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Sakarya Province]]
|-
| [[Lake Salda]]
| [[Salda Gölü]]
| align="right"| 45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 184&nbsp;m
| [[Burdur Province|Burdur]]
|-
| [[Lake Yay]]
| [[Yay Gölü]]
| align="right"| 37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Kayseri Province|Kayseri]]
|-
| [[Akyatan Lagoon|Lake Akyatan]]
| [[Akyatan Lagoon|Akyatan Gölü]]
| align="right"| 35&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Adana Province|Adana]]
|-
| [[Lake Balık]]{{anchor|Balik}}
| [[Balık Gölü]]
| align="right"| 34&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Doğubeyazıt]] in [[Ağrı Province|Ağrı]]
|-
| [[Lake Marmara]]
| [[Marmara Gölü]]
| align="right"| 34&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Salihli]], [[Gölmarmara]] in [[Manisa Province|Manisa]]
|-
| [[Lake Çöl]]
| [[Çöl Gölü]]
| align="right"| 32&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Ankara Province|Ankara]]
|-
|[[Lake Çavuşlu]]
|[[Çavuşlu Gölü]]
| align="right"| 31&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Konya Province|Konya]]
|-
| [[Lake Durusu]] ([[Lake Terkos]])
| [[Durusu Gölü]]
| align="right"| 25&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Istanbul Province|Istanbul]]
|-
| [[Lake Dil| Lake Dil (Lake Karine)]]
| [[Karine Gölü]]
| align="right"| 24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
|
|-
| [[Lake Tuzla]]
| [[Tuzla Gölü]]
| align="right"| 23&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Adana Province|Adana]]
|-
| [[Lake Küçükçekmece]]
| [[Küçükçekmece Gölü]]
| align="right"| 16&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Küçükçekmece]], [[Istanbul Province|Istanbul]]
|-
| [[Lake Yarışlı]]
| [[Yarışlı Gölü]]
| align="right"| 16&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Burdur Province|Burdur]]
|-
| [[Lake Seyfe]]
| [[Seyfe Gölü]]
| align="right"| 15&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Kırşehir Province|Kırşehir]]
|-
| [[Lake Akyayan]]
| [[Akyayan Gölü]]
| align="right"| 15&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Adana Province|Adana]]
|-
| [[Kartsakhi Lake|Lake Aktaş (Hozapin)]]
| [[Hozapin Gölü]]
| align="right"| 14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]]
|-
| [[Lake Arın]]
| [[Arın Gölü]]
| align="right"| 13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Bitlis Province]]
|-
| [[Lake Nemrut]]
| [[Nemrut Gölü]]
| align="right"| 12&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Bitlis Province]]
|-
| [[Lake Balık]]
| [[Balık Gölü]]
| align="right"| 12&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
|[[Ağrı Province]]
|-
| [[Lake Büyükçekmece]]
| [[Büyükçekmece Gölü]]
| align="right"| 11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Büyükçekmece]], [[Istanbul Province|Istanbul]]
|-
| [[Lake Bolluk]]
| [[Bolluk Gölü]]
| align="right"| 11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
|
|-
| [[Lake Akdoğan]]
| [[Akdoğan Gölü]]
| align="right"| 11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Varto]], [[Muş Province|Muş]]

|-
| [[Lake Haçlı]]
|Haçlı Gölü
|align="right"| 10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Bulanık]], [[Muş Province|Muş]]
|-
|[[Lake Karataş]]
|Karataş Gölü
|align="right"| 10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Karamanlı, Burdur|Karamanlı]], [[Burdur Province|Burdur]]
|-
| [[Lake Çavuşçu]]
| [[Çavuşlu Gölü]]
| align="right"| 9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
|
|-
| [[Lake Düden]]
| [[Düden Gölü]]
| align="right"| 8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
|
|-
| [[Lake Gala]]
| [[Gala Gölü]]
| align="right"| 8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Edirne Province|Edirne]]
|-
| [[Lake Mogan]]
| [[Mogan Gölü]]
| align="right"| 6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Ankara Province|Ankara]]
|-
| [[Paradeniz]]
| [[Paradeniz]]
| align="right"| 4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Mersin Province|Mersin]]
|-
| [[Lake Meke]]
| [[Meke Gölü]]
| align="right"| 2.57&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Konya Province|Konya]]
|-
| [[Lake Kuyucuk]]
| [[Kuyucuk Gölü]]
| align="right"| 2.45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 13&nbsp;m
|[[Kars Province|Kars]]
|-
| [[Beymelek Wildlife Reserve|Beymelek]]
| Beymelek Kuş Cenneti
| align="right"| 2.25&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 
|[[Antalya Province|Antalya]]
|-
| [[Lake Eymir]]
| [[Eymir Gölü]]
| align="right"| 1.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Ankara Province|Ankara]]

|-
|[[Lake Kömüşini]]
|Kömüşini Gölü
|align="right"| 1.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Konya Province|Konya]]
|-
| [[Lake Abant]]
| [[Abant Gölü]]
| align="right"| 1.28&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"| 18&nbsp;m
| [[Bolu Province|Bolu]]
|-
| [[Lake Gölcük]]
| [[Gölcük Gölü]]
| align="right"| 1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[İzmir Province|İzmir]]
|-
|[[Lake Poyrazlar Nature Park|Lake Poyrazlar]]
|[[Poyrazlar Gölü]]
|align="right"| 0.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]]
|-
| [[Lake Aygır (Erzurum)]]
| [[Lake Aygır (Erzurum)|Aygır Gölü]]
| align="right"|
|
|[[Erzurum Province|Erzurum]]
|-
|[[Lake Aygır (Kars)]]
|[[Lake Aygır (Kars)|Aygır Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Kars Province|Kars]]
|-
|[[Lake Aygır]]
|[[Lake Aygır|Aygır Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]]
|-
|[[Lake Kaz]]
|[[Kaz Gölü]]
|align="right"| 0.93&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Muş Province|Muş]]
|-
|[[Lake Ahır]]
|[[Ahır Gölü]]
|align="right"| 9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Erzurum Province|Erzurum]]
|-
|[[Lake Atar]]
|[[Atar Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Ağrı Province|Ağrı]]
|-
|[[Lake Batmış]]
|[[Batmış Gölü]]
|align="right"| 3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]]
|-
|[[Lake Hıdırmenteş]]
|[[Hıdırmenteş Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Van Province|Van]]
|-
|[[Lake Süphan]]
|[[Süphan Gölü]]
|align="right"| 1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Van Province|Van]]
|-
|[[Lake Gövelek]]
|[[Gövelek Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Van Province|Van]]
|-
|[[Lake Turna]]
|[[Turna Gölü]]
|align="right"| 7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Van Province|Van]]
|-
|[[Lake Akgöl]]
|[[Akgöl Gölü]]
|align="right"| 7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Van Province|Van]]
|-
|[[Lake Bahri]]
|[[Lake Bahri|Bahri Gölü]]
|align="right"| 1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Bingöl Province|Bingöl]]
|-
|[[Lake Karagöl]]
|[[Karagöl Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Tunceli Province|Tunceli]]
|-
|[[Lake Gerendal]]
|[[Gerendal Gölü]]
|align="right"|
|
|[[Elazığ Province|Elazığ]]
|-
|[[Lake Aygır (Trabzon)]]
|[[Lake Aygır (Trabzon)|Aygır Gölü]]
|align="right"| 3.75&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
|
|[[Trabzon Province|Trabzon]]
|-
|}

==Reservoir and dam lakes==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Depth
! Location
|-
| [[Atatürk Reservoir]]
| align="right"| 817&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Şanlıurfa Province|Şanlıurfa]], [[Adıyaman Province|Adıyaman]], [[Diyarbakır Province|Diyarbakır]]
|-
| [[Keban Dam|Keban Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 675&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Elazığ]], [[Tunceli]], [[Erzincan]]
|-
| [[Ilısu Dam|Ilısu Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 313&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Mardin]], [[Şırnak]], [[Siirt]], [[Batman, Turkey|Batman]]
|-
| [[Karakaya Dam|Karakaya Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 298&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Malatya]], [[Elazığ]], [[Diyarbakır]]
|-
| [[Hirfanlı Dam|Hirfanlı Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 263&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Ankara]], [[Kırşehir]]
|-
| [[Silvan Dam|Silvan Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 178&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Diyarbakır]]
|-
| [[Altınkaya Dam|Altınkaya Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 118&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Samsun]]
|-
| [[Alpaslan-1 Dam|Alpaslan-1 Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 115&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Muş]]
|-
| [[Alpaslan-2 Dam|Alpaslan-2 Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 55&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Muş]]
|-
| [[Sarıyar Dam|Sarıyar Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 83&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Ankara]], [[Eskişehir]]
|-
| [[Seyhan Dam|Seyhan Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Adana]]
|-
| [[Kılıçkaya Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 64&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Sivas]], [[Giresun]]
|-
| [[Aslantaş Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Adana]]
|-
| [[Demirköprü Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Manisa]]
|-
| [[Karacaören Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Burdur]], [[Isparta]]
|-
| [[Büyükçekmece Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 43&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Istanbul]]
|-
| [[Menzelet Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 42&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Kahramanmaraş]]
|-
| [[Akhurian Reservoir|Arpaçay Baraj Gölü]]
| align="right"| 41&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
| align="right"|
| [[Kars]]
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Lakes|Turkey}}
{{Commons category|Lakes of Turkey}}

*[[Geography of Turkey]]
*[[Regions of Turkey]]
*[[Rivers of Turkey]]
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey|Dams and reservoirs of Turkey]]
*[[Turkish Lakes Region]], in southwest Anatolia

{{Europe topic|List of lakes of}}
{{Asia topic|List of lakes of}}
{{Turkey topics}}

[[Category:Lakes of Turkey|*]]
[[Category:Lists of lakes by country|Turkey]]
[[Category:Lists of landforms of Turkey|Lakes]]