Pamukluk Dam () is a

hydroelectric plant Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also mo ...

in Mersin Province, southern Turkey. Currently, it is under construction and about 84 percent of the construction has already been completed.

Location

The dam is at

Çamlıyayla Çamlıyayla is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 602 km2, and its population is 8,164 (2022). Çamlıyayla is a small district high in the Taurus Mountains. In summer the lakes, streams and pine forests of ...

and Tarsus

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s of

Mersin Province Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...

. It is on Pamukluk River, a tributary of

Berdan River The Berdan (also Baradān or Baradā), the ancient Cydnus (), is a river in Mersin Province, south Turkey. The historical city of Tarsus is on the river and it is therefore sometimes called the Tarsus River. Originally the watercourse passed dir ...

. The northernmost point of the plant is at about .

Details

When completed, the capacity of the reservoir will be . It will irrigate and will produce 68 million KW-hour of electrical energy. Its water will also be used as drinking water in many towns and villages. Its contribution to

Turkish economy The economy of Turkey is an emerging free-market economy. It ranked as the 16th-largest in the world and 7th-largest in Europe by nominal GDP in 2025. It also ranked as the 12th-largest in the world and 5th-largest in Europe by PPP in 2025. ...

will be 131 million

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