List of rivers of Turkey Facts for Kids

This is a list of the rivers of Turkey.

Flow into the Black Sea

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)

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 Çayı
- Ankara River
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)
Yenice or Filyos River

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.

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)

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.