Porsuk Dam is a dam in

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 ...

. The dam on the

Porsuk River The Porsuk River also Kocasu-Porsuk River (), ancient Tembris, is a river in Turkey, that flows for . The city of Eskişehir is located on the banks of this river. The river is dammed by the Porsuk dam, forming large reservoirs. The Porsuk flow ...

is located on the border of

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 ...

and Kutahya. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works () is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are energy, agriculture, servi ...

, Retrieved December 16, 2009 *https://www.milliyet.com.tr/galeri/baraj-sulari-cekildi-eski-koy-evlerinin-bir-kismi-ve-cami-minaresi-oraya-cikti-6359451/3 Dams in Eskişehir Province {{Turkey-dam-stub

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