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Rivers of Turkey can be divided into several groups depending on where they flow.
- 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
- 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
[edit]- Biga Çayı, the classical Granicus
- Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı, the classical Rhyndacus
- Simav Çayı or Susurluk Çayı, the classical Makestos
Flow into the Aegean Sea
[edit]Europe
[edit]Anatolia
[edit]- Azmak Creek
- Bakırçay (Classical Caicus or Astraeus)
- Büyük Menderes River (Classical Maeander or Meander). 548 km
- 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
[edit]- 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)
- Ceyhan River (Classical Pyramus or Leucosyrus). 509 km
- Harman Çayı
- Göksun Çayı 115 km
- Payas River
- Deli Çay River
- Asi River (Classical Orontes)
Flow into the Persian Gulf
[edit]- Euphrates
- Tigris
- Great Zab (in Turkish Büyükzap Suyu)
- Little Khabur
- Botan River (Uluçay)
- Batman River
- Hezir River
Flow into the Caspian Sea
[edit]- 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.
- Aras River
Ancient
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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
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