The K k Menderes, B y k Menderes and Gediz rivers in the Aegean basin lend their names to the plains which they water. In the Mediterranean basin the principal rivers are the Aksu, K pr ay, Manavgat, G ksu, Ceyhan and Seyhan. The Aladag waterfall springing directly from the mountainside are one of the sources of the sources of the Seyhan river. Two major rivers flow from Turkey into the Caspian Sea basin, the Aras and Kura. Water from Turkey flows into the Indian Ocean through the Gulf of Basra via the famous Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
Turkey also has two inland drainage basins.
The major river in this basin is the arsamba which is out flow of Beysehir Lake and contributes a large volume of water for irrigation of the fertile Konya Plain, and is linked by a canal to Tuz G l . The Karasu, Incesu, Deli ay and Bendimahi rivers flow into the interior drainage basin of Van. There are waterfalls on the Bendimahi. Another significant aspect of Turkey's topography is its continental character, preserved in the ancient name of Asia Minor. This land mass is indeed a small scale continent in many respects, above all with respect to the climate of the interior.