Aegean Region The Aegean region () is one of the 7 Geographical regions of Turkey, geographical regions of Turkey. The largest city in the region is İzmir. Other big cities are Manisa, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya. Located in w ...

Denizli Denizli is a city in Aegean Region, Aegean Turkey, and seat of the province of Denizli Province, Denizli. The city forms the urban part of the districts Merkezefendi and Pamukkale, Denizli, Pamukkale, with a population of 691 783 in 2024. Denizl ...

Manisa Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of İzmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Şehzadeler and Yunusemre, with ...

Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar (, 'poppy, opium', ''kara'' 'black', ''hisar'' 'fortress') is a major city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). Afyon is in the ...

Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the district of Menteşe, Muğla, Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean Sea, Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of ...

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the district of Menteşe, Muğla, Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean Sea, Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of ...

Alaca Dam Alaca Dam, or Alaca Barajı in Turkish, is a 57 meter (187 feet) high rockfill dam in Çorum Province, Turkey. It was built between 1979 and 1984. The dam is primarily used for irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) i ...

Tokat Tokat is a city of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is the seat of Tokat Province and Tokat District.

Altınkaya Dam Altınkaya Dam is a Embankment dam#Rock-fill embankment dams, rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power, on the River Kızılırmak (river), Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds L ...

Samsun Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

Tokat Tokat is a city of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is the seat of Tokat Province and Tokat District.

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

Artvin Dam The Artvin Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Çoruh River in Artvin Province, Turkey. Preliminary construction on the dam began in December 2010 and the river diversion tunnels were complete in July 2012 at which time construction on the dam found ...

Borçka Dam Borçka Dam () is a dam on the Çoruh River south-east of Borçka (on the border with Georgia.) in Artvin Province, Turkey. It was built between 1999 and 2006. See also * Muratlı Dam – downstream *Deriner Dam Deriner Dam () is a concre ...

Deriner Dam Deriner Dam () is a concrete double-curved arch dam on the Çoruh River east of Artvin in Artvin Province, Turkey. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and additionally flood control. Construction on the dam began in 199 ...

Tortum Dam Tortum Dam is a dam on the Tortum River in Erzurum Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. I ...

Yusufeli Dam The Yusufeli Dam is an arch dam on the Çoruh River near Yusufeli in Artvin Province within the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The Yusufeli Dam will be the second largest dam within the larger Çoruh River Development Plan, which plans to bui ...

Sivas Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.İl Beledi ...

Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...

Çankırı Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is a city in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. It is the seat of Çankırı Province and of Çankır ...

Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

Nevşehir Nevşehir (; from 'new' and 'city') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Nevşehir Province and Nevşehir District.Ayrancı Dam,

Karaman Karaman is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the seat of Karaman Province and Karaman District.Bahçelik Dam,

Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...

* Bayındır Dam,

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

* Beylikova Dam * Bozkır Dam * Çamlıdere Dam * Çamlıgöze Dam * Çatören Dam * Çoğun Dam *

Çubuk-1 Dam The Çubuk-1 Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Çubuk Stream near Çubuk in Ankara Province, Turkey. It is located 12 km north of the center of Ankara and was built to flood control, control floods and provide drinking water to the city. I ...

* Çubuk-2 Dam * Damsa Dam * Deliçay Dam * Derebucak Dam * Doyduk Dam * Eğrekkaya Dam * Ermenek Dam * Gazibey Dam * Gebere Dam, Niğde * Gelingüllü Dam * Gödet Dam *

Gökçekaya Dam Gökçekaya Dam is north of Alpu town east of province of Eskişehir in central Turkey and located downstream of Sarıyar Dam on the Sakarya River which runs into the Black Sea. The Yenice Dam is located downstream. There is a hydroelectric ...

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Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

* Gölova Dam * Güldürcek Dam * Gümüşler Dam * Gürsöğüt Dam * Hirfanlı Dam * İbrala Dam * İmranlı Dam * İvriz Dam * Kapulukaya Dam * Karacalar Dam * Karaova Dam * Kargı Dam * Kaymaz Dam * Kesikköprü Dam *

Kılıçkaya Dam Kılıçkaya Dam is a dam located 25 km north of town of Suşehri 158 km northeast of Sivas city in center east of Turkey and located on the Kelkit, a tributary of the Yeşilırmak River which flows down along a large fault in the no ...

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Sivas Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.İl Beledi ...

* Kovalı Dam * Kunduzlar Dam * Kurtboğazı Dam * Kuzfındık Dam * Kültepe Dam * Maksutlu Dam * Mamasın Dam * May Dam * Mursal Dam * Murtaza Dam * Musaözü Dam * Özen Dam * Porsuk Dam * Sarımsaklı Dam * Sarıoğlan Dam * Sarıyar Dam,

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

* Sıddıklı Dam * Sille Dam,

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

* Süreyyabey Dam * Tatlarin Dam * Uzunlu Dam * Yahyasaray Dam * Yapıaltın Dam * Yenice Dam * Yeşilburç Dam

Eastern Anatolia Region

There are 40 dams in the

Eastern Anatolia Region The Eastern Anatolia region () is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ. It is bordered by the Black Sea Region and Georgia in th ...

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* Alpaslan-1 Dam, Muş * Alpaslan-2 Dam, Muş * Arpaçay Dam,

Kars Kars ( or ; ; ) is a city in northeast Turkey. It is the seat of Kars Province and Kars District.� ...

* Bağıştaş 1 Dam * Bağıştaş 2 Dam * Başköy Dam,

Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of an ...

* Bayburt Dam,

Kars Kars ( or ; ; ) is a city in northeast Turkey. It is the seat of Kars Province and Kars District.� ...

* Beyhan I Dam * Beyhan II Dam, planned, Elazığ * Boztepe Dam * Cip Dam * Çamgazi Dam * Çat Dam * Çıldır Dam * Demirdöven Dam * Dilimli Dam * Erzincan Dam * Gayt Dam * Gülbahar Dam * Kalecik Dam * Kapıkaya Dam * Keban Dam, Elazığ * Kığı Dam * Koçköprü Dam * Kuzgun Dam * Medik Dam * Morgedik Dam * Özlüce Dam * Palandöken Dam * Patnos Dam * Pazaryolu Dam * Pembelik Dam * Polat Dam * Sarımehmet Dam * Seyrantepe Dam * Sultansuyu Dam * Sürgü Dam * Tatar Dam * Tercan Dam * Uzunçayır Dam * Yazıcı Dam * Yedisu Dam * Yoncalı Dam * Zernek Dam

Marmara Region

There are 50 dams in the Marmara Region, northwestern part of Turkey. * Alibey Dam,

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

* Altınyazı Dam,

Edirne Edirne (; ), historically known as Orestias, Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the Edirne Province, province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second c ...

* Armağan Dam,

Kırklareli Kırklareli () is a city in the East Thrace, European part of Turkey. It is the seat of Kırklareli Province and Kırklareli District.Atikhisar Dam,

Çanakkale Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Ayvacık Dam,

Çanakkale Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Babasultan Dam,

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

* Bakacak Dam,

Çanakkale Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Bayramdere Dam * Bayramiç Dam * Boğazköy Dam * Büyükçekmece Dam * Büyükorhan Dam * Çakmak Dam * Çamköy Dam * Çaygören Dam * Çınarcık Dam * Çokal Dam * Darıdere Dam * Darlık Dam * Demirtaş Dam * Devecikonağı Dam * Doğancı-1 Dam * Doğancı-2 Dam * Elmalı-2 Dam * Gökçe Dam * Gökçeada Dam * Gölbaşı Dam * Gölpazarı Dam * Gönen Dam * Günyurdu Dam *Hamzadere Dam * Hasanağa Dam * Havran Dam * İkizcetepeler Dam * Kadıköy Dam * Karaidemir Dam * Kayalıköy Dam * Kırklareli Dam * Kızıldamlar Dam * Kirazdere Dam * Koyuntepe Dam * Madra Dam * Manyas Dam * Ömerli Dam * Sarıbeyler Dam * Sazlıdere Dam * Sultanköy Dam * Süloğlu Dam * Taşoluk Dam * Tayfur Dam *

Terkos Dam Terkos Dam is a lake-dam near the village of Durusu in the Çatalca district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The development of the project on Lake Durusu (ancient name Terkos) was realised by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works, and entered into se ...

* Umurbey Dam * Valide Dam,

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

Mediterranean Region

There are 41 dams in the Mediterranean Region, southern part of Turkey, with 1 dam under construction CatalanBaraji

* Adatepe Dam,

Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş (), historically Marash (; ) and Germanicea (), is a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş Province, Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was ...

* Alakır Dam,

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

* Alaköprü Dam * Aslantaş Dam, Osmaniye * Ayvalı Dam,

Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş (), historically Marash (; ) and Germanicea (), is a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş Province, Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was ...

* Bademli Dam,

Burdur Burdur is a city in southwestern Turkey. The seat of Burdur Province and of Burdur District,İl Bel ...

* Belkaya Dam * Berdan Dam * Berke Dam, Osmaniye * Çatalan Dam * Çavdır Dam * Çayboğazı Dam * Dim Dam * Friendship Dam * Gezende Dam * Göktaş Dam * Kadıncık 1 * Kadıncık 2 * Kalecik Dam * Karacaören-1 Dam * Karacaören-2 Dam * Karaçal Dam * Karamanlı Dam * Kartalkaya Dam * Kavşak Bendi Dam * Kayraktepe Dam * Kılavuzlu Dam * Kızılsu Dam * Kopru Dam * Korkuteli Dam * Kozan Dam * Kozağacı Dam * Manavgat Dam * Mehmetli Dam * Menzelet Dam * Nergizlik Dam * Onaç-1 Dam * Onaç-2 Dam * Otluca HES * Oymapınar Dam,

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

* Seyhan Dam,

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

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Sır Dam The Sır Dam is an arch dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province of southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water ...

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Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş (), historically Marash (; ) and Germanicea (), is a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş Province, Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was ...

* Silifke HES * Sorgun Dam * Sücüllü Dam * Tahtaköprü Dam * Uluborlu Dam * Yalvaç Dam * Yapraklı Dam * Yarseli Dam * Yayladağ Dam

Southeastern Anatolia Region

There are 20 dams in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, eastern part of Turkey, with a further 9 dams under construction and 5 dams planned. * Alkumru Dam * Aslandağ Dam,

Hakkâri Hakkari or Hakkâri may refer to: * Hakkari (historical region), a historical region in modern-day Turkey and Iraq *Hakkâri (city), a city and the capital of Hakkâri Province, Turkey *Hakkâri Province Hakkâri Province (, ; ), is a province ...

* Atatürk Dam, Adıyaman and

Şanlıurfa Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa (), is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was known as Edessa from Hellenistic times and into Christian times. Urfa is situated on a plain about east of the Eup ...

* Balli Dam, Şırnak * Batman Dam,

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* Beyyurdu Dam, Hakkâri * Birecik Dam,

Şanlıurfa Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa (), is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was known as Edessa from Hellenistic times and into Christian times. Urfa is situated on a plain about east of the Eup ...

* Burç Bendi Dam * Çetintepe Dam, Şırnak, under construction * Çetin Dam, Siirt, under construction * Cizre Dam, planned *

Çocuktepe Dam The Çocuktepe Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Güzeldere River (a tributary of the Great Zab) in Çukurca district of Hakkâri Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, İnelsan İnşaat began c ...

, Hakkâri, under construction * Çukurca Dam, planned * Devegeçidi Dam,

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...

* Dicle Dam,

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...

* Doğanlı Dam, planned * Dumluca Dam * Erkenek Dam * Göksu Dam * Hacıhıdır Dam * Hakkari Dam, planned * Hancağız Dam * Ilısu Dam, Şırnak * Upper Kaleköy Dam *

Lower Kaleköy Dam The Lower Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Aşağı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam planned on the Murat River in Genç district of Bingöl Province, eastern Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it will support a 500 MW ...

, planned * Karakaya Dam,

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...

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Mardin Mardin (; ; romanized: ''Mārdīn''; ; ) is a city and seat of the Artuklu District of Mardin Province in Turkey. It is known for the Artuqids, Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris ...

* Karkamış Dam,

Gaziantep Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Medi ...

* Kavşaktepe Dam, Şırnak, under construction * Kayacık Dam * Kirazlık Dam, Siirt * Kralkızı Dam,

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* Musatepe Dam, Şırnak, under construction * Pinar Dam{{cn, date=November 2022 * Seve Dam * Silopi Dam, Şırnak * Silvan Dam, under construction * Sırımtaş Dam * Şırnak Dam, Şırnak * Uludere Dam, Şırnak, under construction

External links

Official website
of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) * Dams and reservoirs

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

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