# 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

* 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

## 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

* 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

## Gallery

* Kızılırmak Nevşehir Province
* Ceyhan River Adana Province
* Porsuk River Eskişehir Province
* Göksu River Mersin Province
* Müftü River Mersin Province
* Seyhan River Adana Province
* Mezitli River Mersin Province
* Gediz River İzmir Province
* Sakarya River Sakarya Province