List of rivers of Turkey

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

Western

• Göksu Çayı (Classical Psilis ~ Papanios)
• Sakarya River (Classical Sangarius, Hittite Šaḫiriya) - the third longest river in Turkey at 824 km
  • Seydisuyu (or Seydi Çayı, Harami Çayı) - merges along the northern course (Classical Parthenius, one of several)
  • Göynük River (Göynük Çayı) - short left tributary running south (Classical Gallus)
  • Aladağı Çayı - right tributary going directly north (Classical Skopas)
  • Kirmir Çayı - right tributary going northeast (Classical Hieros, Siberis)
  • Ankara River - long right tributary running east
  • Porsuk River - long left tributary running southwest (Classical Tembris, Thymbres, Hittite Hulana)
• Büyük Melen Su (Classical Hypios)
  • Küçük Melen Su - tributary (Classical Kieros)
• Kocaman Dere (Classical Elaios)
• Alaplı Su (Classical Kales)
• Gürünç Su or Gülüç Su (Classical Lycus, one of several)
• Limanbaşi Deresi (Clasiscal Acheron ~ Soonautes)
• Ilık Su (possibly the Classical Oxinas ~ Kallichoros)
• Filyos River (Classical Billaeus)
  • Devrek River - tributary (Classical Ladon)
• Bartın River (Classical Parthenius, one of several)
• Kromna stream (Classical Meles)
• Abana Deresi (Classical Aiginetes)
• Kara Su (Classical Ocherainos, Ochosbanes, Ochthomanes)
• Kabalı Çayı (Classical Euarchos, Euechos]]

Eastern

• Kızılırmak 'Red River' (Classical Halys) is the longest river in Turkey, 1,350 km
  • Gök River (or Gökırmak) - tributary running west (Classical Amnias, Hittite Tahara)
  • Devrez River - tributary running southwest
  • Delice River - tributary running southeast (Classical Cappadox)
• Merd Irmağı (Classical Lykastos)
• Abdal Dere (Classical Chadisia)
• Yeşilırmak 'Green River' at 418 km (Classical Iris, Hittite Zuliya)
  • Kelkit River (Classical Lycus (one of several)) is a tributary
  • Çekerek River (Classical Scylax) is a tributary
• Terme River (Classical Thermōdōn)
• Miliçsuyu or Miliç Deresi (Classical Beris)
• Zindan Dere (Classical Thoaris)
• Yevis Dere (Classical Phigamous)
• Boloman Irmağı (Classical Sidenos)
• Çaka Dere (Classical Genetos)
• Melet Irmağı (Classical Melanthius)
• Bazar Suyu (Classical Pharmatenos)
• Yağlıdere
• Gelevara Deresi
• Harşit River in Gümüşhane and Giresun (Classical Philabonites, later Charsiotes)
  • Kılıçlar River
  • Tohumluk River
  • Üçköprü is not actually a river but the point where the Kılıçlar and Tohumluk meet
• Kireson Dere (Classical Kerasous)
• Kara Dere (Classical Hyssus or Hyssos)
• Istala Dere (Classical Ophis)
• Baltacı River (Classical Psychros, Psihos)
• İyidere Deresi or İkizdere Çay (Classical Kalopotamos, Kalos)
• Taşlı Dere (Classical Askouros)
• Kıbledağı Dere (Classical Adienos (Adineos))
• Pazar Dere (Classical Zagatis)
• Aksu Deresi in Giresun Province
• Batlama River in Giresun
• Fırtına River (Classical Prytanis, later Pordanis)
  • Değirmendere - tributary (Classical Pyxites)
• Çoruh River (Classical Acampsis on lower course, Boas ~ Harpasos on upper course)
  • Acharistsqali (Classical Apsaros, Apsyrtos, later Apsorrhus) - northernmost right tributary
  • Machakhlistskal(i) - right tributary
  • Berta Suyu - right tributary
  • Oltu (Classical Glaucus) - southernmost right tributary
  • Barhal - left tributary
  • Balakor - left tributary

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)