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[[File:Turkey-ocm2.svg|thumbnail|600px|right|alt=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]]===

*[[Rezovo River|Mutludere]]  (also known as Rezovo) flows from Turkey into Bulgaria.  112&nbsp;km 
*[[Veleka]] flows into Bulgaria and then into the Black Sea.  147&nbsp;km (25&nbsp;km in Turkey)

===[[Anatolia]]===

*[[Kızılırmak (river)|Kızılırmak]] 'Red River' is the longest river in Turkey, also known as the Halys River.  1,350&nbsp;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&nbsp;km
**[[Seydisuyu]]
**[[Porsuk River]]
**[[Ankara River]]
*[[Harşit River]] in Gümüşhane and Giresun
*[[Yeşil River|Yeşilırmak]]  'Green River' (Classical Iris).  418&nbsp;km
**[[Çekerek River]] (Classical Scylax) is a tributary
**[[Kelkit River]] (Classical Lycus (one of several))  is a tributary
*[[Yağlıdere stream|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 River|Granicus]]
*[[Mustafakemalpaşa River|Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı]], the classical [[Rhyndacus]]
*[[Simav River|Simav Çayı]] or Susurluk Çayı, the classical [[Makestos]]

==Flow into the [[Aegean Sea]]==

===Europe===

*[[Maritsa|Meriç]] (Maritsa or Evros) is in the European section of Turkey and has its source in [[Bulgaria]].  It is 480&nbsp;km long.
**[[Tundzha|Tunca]] is a 350&nbsp;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&nbsp;km
**[[Lycus (river of Phrygia)]]
***[[Cadmus (river)]]
*[[Cayster River]] or Küçük Menderes.  114&nbsp;km
*[[Gediz River]] (Classical [[Hermus]]). 401&nbsp;km
**[[Pactolus]] (also known as Sart Çayı)
*[[Karamenderes River]] (Classical Scamander)

==Flow into the [[Mediterranean Sea]]==

*[[Aksu River, Turkey|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&nbsp;km
**[[Harman Çayı]]
**[[Göksun Çayı]] 115&nbsp;km
*[[Payas River]]
*[[Deli Çay River]]
*[[Asi River]] (Classical Orontes)
**[[Afrin River]]
***[[Karasu (Hatay)|Karasu]]

==Flow into the [[Persian Gulf]]==

*[[Euphrates]]
**[[Khabur (Euphrates)|Khabur River]]
***[[Jaghjagh River]]
**[[Sajur River]]
**[[Karasu (Euphrates)|Karasu]]
**[[Murat River]]
***[[Kocasu Creek (Hınıs)]]
*[[Tigris]]
**[[Great Zab]]  (in Turkish Büyükzap Suyu)
**[[Little Khabur]]
**[[Botan River]] (Uluçay)
**[[Batman River]]
**[[Hezil Suyu|Hezir River]]

==Flow into the [[Caspian Sea]]==

*[[Kura (Caspian Sea)|Kura River]]
**[[Aras River]]
***[[Akhurian 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]]

==Gallery==
<gallery  widths="133px" heights="140px">
File:Kızılırmak, Turkey.jpg|Kızılırmak<br>[[Nevşehir Province]]
File:Ceyhan River, Turkey.jpg|Ceyhan River<br>[[Adana Province]]
File:PorsukBridge (28).jpg|Porsuk River<br>[[Eskişehir Province]] 
File:Silifke Bridge Mersin Province.JPG|Göksu River<br>[[Mersin Province]]
File:Müftü River in Mersin.JPG|Müftü River <br>Mersin Province
File:Near Belemedik Adana Province.jpg|Seyhan River<br>Adana Province
File:Mezitli River, Mersin.JPG|Mezitli River<br>Mersin Province
File:GedizRiver IzmirProvince Turkey.jpg|Gediz River<br>[[İzmir Province]]
File:Sakarya River.jpg|Sakarya River<br>[[Sakarya Province]]
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[Geography of Turkey]]
*[[Regions of Turkey]]
*[[Lakes of Turkey]]
*[[List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey|Dams and reservoirs of Turkey]]

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{{List of rivers of Europe}}
{{Rivers of Turkey}}

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