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Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region.


Aegean Region

There are 45 dams in the
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 ...
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Adıgüzel Dam Adıgüzel Dam is an embankment dam on the Büyük Menderes River in Denizli Province, Turkey, built between 1976 and 1989. The dam creates a lake which is 25.9 km ² and irrigates 94,825 hectares. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Tu ...
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Denizli Denizli is an industrial city in the southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about . Denizli is located in the country's Aegean Region. ...
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Manisa Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province. Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port cit ...
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Akdeğirmen Dam Akdeğirmen Dam is a dam in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, built between 1998 and 2003. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aeg ...
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Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar (, tr, afyon "poppy, opium", ''kara'' "black", ''hisar'' "fortress") is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along th ...
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Akgedik Dam Akgedik Dam is a dam in Muğla Province, Turkey, built in 1995. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, western part of ...
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Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...
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Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...
* Alaçatı Dam, Izmir * Balçova Dam, Izmir * Bayır Dam,
Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...
* Beşkarış Dam * Beydağ Dam *
Buldan Dam Buldan Dam is a dam in Denizli Province, Turkey. It was built between 1962 and 1967. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean ...
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Cindere Dam Cindere Dam is a gravity dam on the Büyük Menderes River in Denizli Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External li ...
* Çaltıkoru Dam * Çavdarhisar Dam *
Çine Dam Çine Dam is a dam in Aydın province in western Turkey, about SSE of the town of Çine. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It is the first major roller compacted concrete dam in Turkey. At its height of 136.5  ...
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Demirköprü Dam Demirköprü Dam is an embankment dam on the Gediz River in Manisa Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1954 and 1960, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dams supports a 69 MW power station and provides water f ...
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Enne Dam Enne Dam is a dam in Kütahya Province, Turkey, built between 1969 and 1972. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External linksDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Tu ...
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Geyik Dam Geyik Dam is a dam in Muğla Province, Turkey, built between 1986 and 1988 by the State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, De ...
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Gökpınar Dam Gökpınar Dam is a dam in Denizli Province, Turkey, built between 1995 and 2002. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (T ...
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Gölmarmara Dam Lake Marmara ( tr, Marmara Gölü) is a lake in Manisa Province, western Turkey, bordered by the district areas of Gölmarmara to the northwest, whose name itself is inspired by the lake, and in larger part by Salihli. Lake Marmara is located in ...
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Gördes Dam The Gördes Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Gördes River located northeast of Gölmarmara in Manisa Province, Turkey. It was constructed between 1998 and 2009 by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is wa ...
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Güzelhisar Dam Güzelhisar Dam is a dam in Izmir Province, Turkey, built between 1975 and 1981. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. In January 2023, severe drought hits Türkiye's 3rd-largest city Izmir, resulting decreasing wate ...
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Işıklı Dam Işıklı Dam is a dam in Denizli Province, Turkey, built between 1950 and 1953. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Tur ...
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İkizdere Dam İkizdere Dam is a dam in Aydın Province, Turkey, which began construction in 1999. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works ...
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Kayaboğazı Dam Kayaboğazı Dam is a dam in Kütahya Province, Turkey, built between 1976 and 1987. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works ...
* Kemer Dam * Kestel Dam * Kureyşler Dam * Küçükler Dam * Marmaris Dam * Mumcular Dam *
Örenler Dam Örenler Dam is a dam in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey, built between 1987 and 1993. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Wor ...
* Seferihisar Dam * Selevir Dam * Sevişler Dam * Seyitler Dam *
Söğüt Dam Söğüt Dam is a dam in Kütahya Province, Turkey, built between 1980 and 1983. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Tu ...
* Tahtalı Dam * Topçam Dam * Ürkmez Dam *
Yaylakavak Dam Yaylakavak Dam is a dam in Aydın Province, Turkey, built between 1991 and 1996. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (T ...
* Yenidere Dam * Yortanlı Dam


Black Sea Region

There are 54 dams in the
Black Sea Region The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop. It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...
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Alaca Dam Alaca Dam is a dam in Çorum Province, Turkey, built between 1979 and 1984. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, wes ...
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Çorum Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from ...
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Almus Dam The Almus Dam (Almus Barajı in Turkish) is an earthen embankment dam that is near the town of Almus (28 kilometers East of Tokat city in center north of Turkey) and is located on the River Yesilirmak which runs into the Black Sea. The main purpo ...
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Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,00 ...
* Alpu Dam,
Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,00 ...
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Altınkaya Dam The Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds Lake of Derbent. Having a dam volume of 15 ...
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Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun reco ...
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Ataköy Dam Ataköy Dam is a dam in Tokat Province, Turkey, built between 1975 and 1977. It is an earth-fill dam, and serves as a way to produce hydroelectric power. The dam is still in use. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial ...
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Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,00 ...
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Atasu Dam Atasu Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Gaylan River, south of Trabzon in Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2010 for the primary purpose of drinking water supply but also has a 5 MW hydroelectric power station. See ...
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Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...
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Arkun Dam The Arkun Dam an embankment dam on the Çoruh River near İspir in Erzurum Province, Turkey. Construction began in 2011 and the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. It is part of the Çoruh Development Plan and its constru ...
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Artvin Dam The Artvin Dam 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 foundatio ...
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Belpınar Dam Dam is a dam in Tokat Province, Turkey. It was built between 1977 and 1984. See also * List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, ...
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Bezirgan Dam Bezirgan Dam is a dam in Kastamonu Province, Turkey. It was built between 1995 and 2002. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aege ...
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Borçka Dam Borçka Dam ( tr, Borçka Barajı) is a dam on the Çoruh River south east of Borçka in Artvin Province, Turkey. It was built between 1999 and 2006. See also *Muratlı Dam – downstream *Deriner Dam – upstream *List of dams and reservoirs ...
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Boyabat Dam The Boyabat Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Kızılırmak River bordering Sinop and Samsun Provinces, Turkey. It is southwest of Durağan and southeast of Boyabat. Construction began in 2008 and the dam and power plant were completed in De ...
* Boztepe Dam * Çakmak Dam * Çatak Dam * Çorum Dam * Demirözü Dam *
Derbent Dam Derbent Dam is a gravity/ embankment dam on the Kızılırmak River in Samsun Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External linksDSI State Hydraulic ...
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Deriner Dam Deriner Dam ( tr, Deriner Barajı) 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 ...
* Derinöz Dam * Dodurga Dam * Erfelek Dam * Germeçtepe Dam * Gölköy Dam * Gülüç Dam * Güzelce Dam * Hasan Uğurlu Dam * Hasanlar Dam *
Hatap Dam Hatap Dam is a dam in Çorum Province, Turkey, built between 1995 and 2001. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey ...
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Karaçomak Dam Karaçomak Dam is a dam in Kastamonu Province, Turkey, built between 1968 and 1973. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works ...
* Karadere Dam * Kızılcapınar Dam *
Kirazlıköprü Dam Kirazlıköprü Dam is a dam in Bartın Province, Turkey, which began construction in 1999 and is expected to be completed by 2018. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turke ...
* Koçhisar Dam * Koruluk Dam * Kozlu Dam * Köprübaşı Dam * Köse Dam *
Kulaksızlar Dam Kulaksızlar Dam is a dam in Kastamonu Province, Turkey, built between 1993 and 2001. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey References External linksDSI directory Sta ...
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Muratlı Dam Muratlı Dam ( tr, Muratlı Barajı) is a dam on the Çoruh River in Muratlı village, north east of Borçka in Artvin Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *Borçka Dam – upstream *List ...
* Obruk Dam * Ondokuzmayıs Dam * Saraydüzü Dam * Sarayözü Dam * Suat Uğurlu Dam * Topçam Dam *
Tortum Dam Tortum Dam is a dam on the Tortum River in Erzurum Province, Turkey. The development, backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works, was built on a natural landslide near Tortum Waterfall and raises the level of the existing lake for hydroelectric ...
* Torul Dam * Uluköy Dam * Vezirköprü Dam * Yedikır Dam * Yenihayat Dam


Central Anatolia Region

There are 75 dams in the
Central Anatolia Region The Central Anatolia Region ( tr, İç Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Ankara. Other big cities are Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir, Sivas, and Aksaray. Located in Central Turkey, it is bordered ...
, central part of Turkey. * 4 Eylül Dam,
Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a ...
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Ağcaşar Dam Ağcaşar Dam is a dam in Kayseri Province, Turkey, built between 1979 and 1987. The dam creates a lake which covers an area of 4 km ² and irrigates 15,500 hectares. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list ...
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Kayseri Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large Industrialisation, industrialised List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is comp ...
* Akhasan Dam,
Çankırı Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek language, Greek: Γάγγρα), is the capital city of Çankırı Province, in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. History Çankır ...
* Akkaya Dam,
Niğde Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people. The city is small with plenty ...
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Akköy Dam Akköy Dam is a dam in Kayseri Province, Turkey, built between 1964 and 1967. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, ...
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Kayseri Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large Industrialisation, industrialised List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is comp ...
* Akyar Dam,
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
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Altınapa Dam Altınapa Dam is a dam in Konya Province, Turkey, built between 1963 and 1967. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region ...
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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 (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...
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Altınhisar Dam Altınhisar Dam ( tr, Altınhisar Barajı), a.k.a. Altunhisar Dam, is a dam in Niğde Province, Turkey, built between 1985 and 1988. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. ...
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Niğde Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people. The city is small with plenty ...
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Apa Dam Apa Dam is a dam in Konya Province, Turkey, built between 1958 and 1962. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, west ...
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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 (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...
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Asartepe Dam Asartepe Dam is an earthfill dam in Ankara Province, Turkey, built between 1975 and 1980. Its retained water volume is about 20,000,000 cubic meters and it has a volume of 408,000 cubic meters. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Be ...
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Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
* Aşağı Karaören Dam * Ayhanlar Dam,
Nevşehir Nevşehir (from the Persian compound ''Now-shahr'' meaning "new city"), formerly Neapolis (Ancient Greek: Νεάπολις) and Muşkara, is a largely modern city and the capital district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Tur ...
* Ayrancı Dam,
Karaman Karaman, historically known as Laranda (Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to ...
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Bahçelik Dam Bahçelik Dam is a rockfill dam on the Zamanti River in Kayseri Province, Turkey, built between 1996 and 2002. It is still in use. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. ...
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Kayseri Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large Industrialisation, industrialised List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is comp ...
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Bayındır Dam Bayındır Dam is a dam in Ankara Province, Turkey, built between 1962 and 1965. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Aegean Regi ...
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Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
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Beylikova Dam Beylikova Dam is a dam in Eskişehir Province, Turkey. It was built between 1996 and 2002. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 dams in the Ae ...
* 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 control floods and provide drinking water to the city. Its constructi ...
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Çubuk-2 Dam Çubuk-2 Dam is a dam in Çubuk, Ankara Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was constructed between 1961 and 1964. See also * Çubuk-1 Dam *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External links ...
* Damsa Dam * Deliçay Dam * Derebucak Dam *
Doyduk Dam Doyduk Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. References See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey References External linksDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State ...
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Eğrekkaya Dam Eğrekkaya Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey References External linksDSI directory
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Ermenek Dam The Ermenek Dam is a double-curvature concrete arch dam located on the Göksu River in Karaman Province, Turkey. The tall dam ( from thalweg level) was the highest in Turkey at the time of its construction and currently ranks third after Deriner D ...
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Gazibey Dam Gazibey Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet S ...
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Gebere Dam Gebere Dam is a dam in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolia ...
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Niğde Niğde (; grc, Νίγδη; Hittite: Nahita, Naxita) is a city and the capital of Niğde province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey at an elevation of 1,299 m. In 2017 the city population was 141,010 people. The city is small with plenty ...
* 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 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
* Gölova Dam * Güldürcek Dam *
Gümüşler Dam Gümüşler Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Dev ...
* Gürsöğüt Dam *
Hirfanlı Dam Hirfanlı Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was built by George Wimpey, Wimpey Construction and was completed in 1959.White, p. 31 See also *List of dam ...
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İbrala Dam İbrala Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.DSI directory
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* İmranlı Dam * İvriz Dam * Kapulukaya Dam * Karacalar Dam * Karaova Dam *
Kargı Dam The Kargı Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Sakarya River in Eskişehir Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports ...
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Kaymaz Dam Kaymaz Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su ...
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Kesikköprü Dam Kesikköprü Dam is a -tall earthen embankment dam on the Kızılırmak River near Ankara, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Construction on the dam began in 1959 and was finished in 1966. The dam irrigate ...
* Kılıçkaya Dam,
Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a ...
* Kovalı Dam * Kunduzlar Dam * Kurtboğazı Dam *
Kuzfındık Dam Kuzfındık Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devle ...
* Kültepe Dam * Maksutlu Dam * Mamasın Dam * May Dam * Mursal Dam * Murtaza Dam * Musaözü Dam *
Özen Dam Özen Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su ...
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Porsuk Dam Porsuk Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su ...
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Sarımsaklı Dam Sarımsaklı Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, De ...
* Sarıoğlan Dam *
Sarıyar Dam Sarıyar Dam is a dam north of the town of Sarıyar in the Nallıhan district of Ankara Province. It is west of the city of Ankara, the central Anatolian capital of Turkey. It is also located upstream of Gökçekaya Dam on the Sakarya River, ...
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Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
* 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 (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...
* Süreyyabey Dam * Tatlarin Dam * Uzunlu Dam *
Yahyasaray Dam Yahyasaray Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devle ...
* Yapıaltın Dam *
Yenice Dam Yenice Dam is a dam on the Sakarya River near Yenice on the border of Eskişehir and Ankara Province, Turkey. It houses a 38 MW hydroelectric power station. It was constructed between 1985 and 2000. The development was backed by the Turkish State ...
* Yeşilburç Dam


Eastern Anatolia Region

There are 40 dams in the
Eastern Anatolia Region The Eastern Anatolia Region ('' tr, Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi'') 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 ...
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Alpaslan-1 Dam Alpaslan-1 Dam ( tr, Alpaslan I Barajı) is a dam and hydroelectric power station in Muş Province, Turkey. The foundation stone for the dam was laid in 1994 and construction on the dam superstructure began in 1998. The dam began to impound its res ...
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Muş Muş (; hy, Մուշ; ku, Mûş) is a city and the provincial capital of Muş Province in Turkey. Its population is mostly Kurds. Etymology Various explanations of the origin of Muş's name exist. Its name is sometimes associated with the Arme ...
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Alpaslan-2 Dam The Alpaslan-2 Dam is an embankment dam on the Murat River in Muş Province, Turkey. The dam is located about north of the provincial capital, Muş. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its power stati ...
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Muş Muş (; hy, Մուշ; ku, Mûş) is a city and the provincial capital of Muş Province in Turkey. Its population is mostly Kurds. Etymology Various explanations of the origin of Muş's name exist. Its name is sometimes associated with the Arme ...
* Arpaçay Dam,
Kars Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography ( Strabo), part of ...
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Bağıştaş 1 Dam The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is an embankment dam on the Karasu River near Bağıştaş in İliç district of Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 140.4 MW power station. C ...
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Bağıştaş 2 Dam The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is a gravity dam on the Karasu River near İliç in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 48.6 MW power station. Construction began in 2010 and ...
* Başköy Dam,
Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a 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. The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
* Bayburt Dam,
Kars Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography ( Strabo), part of ...
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Beyhan I Dam The Beyhan I Dam is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the town of Beyhan in Palu District, Elazığ Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the tall dam roller-compacted concrete dam is power and it supports a 582 MW hydroelectric power sta ...
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Beyhan II Dam The Beyhan II Dam is a planned gravity dam on the Murat River near the village of Beyhan in Palu district, Elazığ Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the tall dam is power and it supports a 264 MW hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or h ...
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Elazığ Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. It is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . El ...
* Boztepe Dam *
Cip Dam Cip Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External linksDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet S ...
* Çamgazi Dam *
Çat Dam The Çat Dam is an embankment dam on the Abdülharap River, located near Çelikhan in Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1985 and 2002, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is irrig ...
* Çıldır Dam *
Demirdöven Dam Demirdöven Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was completed in 1995. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey References External linksDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turke ...
* Dilimli Dam * Erzincan Dam *
Gayt Dam Gayt Dam is a dam in the eastern part of Turkey. The dam spans the Gayt River (''Gayt Çayı''), a right-bank tributary of the Eastern Euphrates (Murat River). The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of d ...
* Gülbahar Dam * Kalecik Dam * Kapıkaya Dam *
Keban Dam The Keban Dam ( tr, Keban Barajı) is a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates, located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. The dam is the first and uppermost of several large-scale dams to be built on the Euphrates by Turkey. Although the Keban Dam w ...
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Elazığ Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. It is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . El ...
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Kığı Dam Kığı Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates) in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the first dam in the Peri River cascade, serving as the headwaters. ...
* Koçköprü Dam * Kuzgun Dam * Medik Dam * Morgedik Dam *
Özlüce Dam Özlüce Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), located south of Yayladere in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the third dam in the Peri River cas ...
* Palandöken Dam *
Patnos Dam Patnos Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Earth body filler type, the dam body volume of 1.3 million m3, stream bed height 38.00 m., normal water volume of the Lake at 33,40 hm3, normal water ...
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Pazaryolu Dam Pazaryolu Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet ...
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Pembelik Dam The Pembelik Dam is a gravity dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Karakoçan district of Elazığ Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the fourth dam in the Peri River cascade. Constru ...
* Polat Dam * Sarımehmet Dam *
Seyrantepe Dam The Seyrantepe Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), located northwest of Karakoçan on the border of Elazığ Province, Elazığ and Tunceli Provinces, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric p ...
* Sultansuyu Dam *
Sürgü Dam Sürgü Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory
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* Tatar Dam * Tercan Dam * Uzunçayır Dam * Yazıcı Dam *
Yedisu Dam The Yedisu Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Kiğı district of Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the second dam in the Peri River cascade. ...
* Yoncalı Dam * Zernek Dam


Marmara Region

There are 50 dams in the
Marmara Region The Marmara Region ( Turkish: ''Marmara Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. Located in northwestern Turkey, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to the ...
, northwestern part of Turkey. * Alibey Dam,
Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
* Altınyazı Dam,
Edirne Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...
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Armağan Dam Armağan Dam is a dam in Kırklareli Province, Turkey, built between 1986 and 1998. It is a rockfill dam. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region. Aegean Region There are 45 ...
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Kırklareli Kırklareli () is a city within Kırklareli Province in the East Thrace, European part of Turkey. Name It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name. The Byzantine Greeks called it Sarànta Ekklisiès (''Σαράντα Ε ...
* Atikhisar Dam,
Çanakkale Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is ...
* Ayvacık Dam,
Çanakkale Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is ...
* Babasultan Dam,
Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) 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 ...
* Bakacak Dam,
Çanakkale Çanakkale (pronounced ), ancient ''Dardanellia'' (), is a city and seaport in Turkey in Çanakkale province on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the city is 195,439 (2021 estimate). Çanakkale is ...
* Bayramdere Dam * Bayramiç Dam * Boğazköy Dam * Büyükçekmece Dam *
Büyükorhan Dam Büyükorhan Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devl ...
* Çakmak Dam *
Çamköy Dam Çamköy Dam is a boron wastewater collection dam in Balıkesir, Turkey. Wastewater from a nearby colemanite mine is collected in the dam. The wastewater from the mine has a high boron concentration (627.36 mg/L). The amount of boron in the reser ...
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Çaygören Dam Çaygören Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External linksDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, D ...
* Çınarcık Dam * Çokal Dam * Darıdere Dam * Darlık Dam *
Demirtaş Dam Demirtaş Dam is a dam in Turkey. It was built in 1982 and commissioned in 1983. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey References External linksDSI directory State H ...
* Devecikonağı Dam *
Doğancı-1 Dam Doğancı-1 Dam is a dam in Bursa, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Dam construction was begun in 1977, and was finished in 1983, and the dam is still in use. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turke ...
* Doğancı-2 Dam *
Elmalı-2 Dam Elmalı-2 Dam is a dam in Istanbul, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Construction on the concrete dam began in 1952, and finished in 1955. It is still in operation. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in ...
* Gökçe Dam * Gökçeada Dam * Gölbaşı Dam * Gölpazarı Dam * Gönen Dam * Günyurdu Dam * Hamzadere Dam *
Hasanağa Dam Hasanağa Dam is a dam in Bursa Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Construction on the dam began in 1978 and finished in 1985. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Below is a partial l ...
* Havran Dam * İkizcetepeler Dam * Kadıköy Dam *
Karaidemir Dam Karaidemir Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devle ...
* Kayalıköy Dam * Kırklareli Dam * Kızıldamlar Dam * Kirazdere Dam * Koyuntepe Dam *
Madra Dam Madra Dam is a dam in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small po ...
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Manyas Dam Manyas Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su ...
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Ömerli Dam Ömerli Dam ( tr, Ömerli Barajı) is a rock-fill dam in Istanbul Province, Turkey. Ömerli Dam is located in Çekmeköy district of Istanbul Province. The rock-fill dam was built by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works on the Riva Creek to provide ...
* Sarıbeyler Dam *
Sazlıdere Dam Sazlıdere Dam is a reservoir dam in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The dam supplies the European side of the city and its suburbs with drinking water. The Turkish State Hydraulic Works backed the development of the dam ...
* Sultanköy Dam * Süloğlu Dam * Taşoluk Dam *
Tayfur Dam Tayfur Dam is a dam on the Tayfur Çayı river in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hyd ...
* Terkos Dam *
Umurbey Dam Umurbey Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet S ...
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Valide Dam Valide Dam ( tr, Valide Bendi) is a historic dam located in Sarıyer district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Valide Dam was built in 1796 by Ottoman Sultan Selim III (reigned 1789–1807) to provide water for the donations in Eyüp of his mother ...
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Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...


Mediterranean Region

There are 41 dams in the
Mediterranean Region In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and wa ...
, southern part of Turkey, with 1 dam under construction * Adatepe Dam,
Kahramanmaraş Marash (Armenian: Մարաշ), officially Kahramanmaraş () and historically Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. Before 1973, Kahrama ...
* Alakır Dam,
Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...
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Alaköprü Dam Alaköprü Dam ( tr, Alaköprü Barajı) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Anamur (Dragon) Creek in Anamur district of Mersin Province, southern Turkey. The development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The dam was prim ...
* Aslantaş Dam,
Osmaniye Osmaniye () is a city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Turkey and the capital of Osmaniye province. Backed by the foothills of the Nur Mountains, Osmaniye lay on one of the old Silk Roads and was always a place of strategic ...
* Ayvalı Dam,
Kahramanmaraş Marash (Armenian: Մարաշ), officially Kahramanmaraş () and historically Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. Before 1973, Kahrama ...
* Bademli Dam,
Burdur Burdur is a city in southwestern Turkey. The seat of Burdur Province, it is located on the shore of Lake Burdur. Its estimated 2010 population is 78,389. History Ancient history Whilst there is evidence of habitation in the province dating b ...
* Belkaya Dam *
Berdan Dam Berdan Dam is an embankment dam on the Berdan River in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was built between 1975 and 1984. It supports a 10 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of . See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey Be ...
* Berke Dam,
Osmaniye Osmaniye () is a city on the eastern edge of the Çukurova plain in southern Turkey and the capital of Osmaniye province. Backed by the foothills of the Nur Mountains, Osmaniye lay on one of the old Silk Roads and was always a place of strategic ...
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Çatalan Dam Çatalan Dam is an embankment dam on the Seyhan River dam in Adana Province, Turkey. It is north of the city of Adana. Constructed between 1982 and 1997, the development was backed by the State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Turkish State Hydraulic Wor ...
* Çavdır Dam * Çayboğazı Dam * Dim Dam * Friendship Dam * Gezende Dam * Göktaş Dam * Kadıncık 1 * Kadıncık 2 * Kalecik Dam *
Karacaören-1 Dam Karacaören-1 Dam is a dam in Burdur, Turkey on the Aksu river. According to the State Hydraulic Works, it was built between 1977 and 1990, irrigates 9537 hectares of land, and generates 142 GWh of power annually. See also *List of dams and res ...
* Karacaören-2 Dam * Karaçal Dam * Karamanlı Dam *
Kartalkaya Dam Kartalkaya Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devle ...
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Kavşak Bendi Dam The Kavşak Bendi Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Seyhan River bordering Kozan and Aladağ districts in Adana Province, Turkey. Construction on the dam began in 2008 and the first generator was commissioned in 2013. The two remaining ...
* Kayraktepe Dam *
Kılavuzlu Dam The Kılavuzlu Dam is an embankment dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1996 and 2001, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam supports a 54 MW power station and suppli ...
* Kızılsu Dam * Kopru Dam * Korkuteli Dam *
Kozan Dam The Kozan Dam is an embankment dam on the Kilgen River in Adana Province, Turkey. It is north of Kozan. Constructed between 1967 and 1972, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is flood control ...
* Kozağacı Dam *
Manavgat Dam Manavgat Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet S ...
* Mehmetli Dam *
Menzelet Dam Menzelet Dam is an embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof n ...
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Nergizlik Dam Nergizlik Dam is a dam in Adana Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Wo ...
* Onaç-1 Dam * Onaç-2 Dam * Otluca HES *
Oymapınar Dam Oymapinar Dam is an arch dam built on the Manavgat river in Turkey in 1984. It is an arch dam in design, 185 m in height, built to generate hydroelectric power. Oymapınar Dam is located 12 km north of Manavgat Waterfall. It is an artificia ...
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Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...
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Seyhan Dam The Seyhan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Seyhan River north of Adana, Turkey The dam was constructed in the 1950s as the first in a series of hydroelectric projects funded by the World Bank. The project was authorized by Prime Minister Adnan ...
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Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...
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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 generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supp ...
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Kahramanmaraş Marash (Armenian: Մարաշ), officially Kahramanmaraş () and historically Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. Before 1973, Kahrama ...
* Silifke HES * Sorgun Dam * Sücüllü Dam *
Tahtaköprü Dam Tahtaköprü Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Dev ...
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Uluborlu Dam Uluborlu Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet ...
* Yapraklı Dam * Yarseli Dam *
Yayladağ Dam Yayladağı Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su İşl ...


Southeastern Anatolia Region

There are 20 dams in the
Southeastern Anatolia Region The Southeastern Anatolia Region ( tr, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous city in the region is Gaziantep. Other examples of big cities are Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin and Adıyaman. It is ...
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Alkumru Dam The Alkumru Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Botan River, located east of Siirt in Siirt Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 2008 and 2011. It was inaugurated by President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğa ...
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Aslandağ Dam The Aslandağ Dam is a gravity dam on the Bembo River (an eventual tributary of the Great Zab) in Şemdinli district of Hakkâri Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Özdoğan Group began construction o ...
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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, a province in southeast Turkey *Hakkari (el ...
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Atatürk Dam The Atatürk Dam ( tr, Atatürk Barajı), originally the Karababa Dam, is the third largest dam in the world and it is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province ...
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Adıyaman Adıyaman ( ku, Semsûr) is a city and district in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of the Adıyaman Province. The inhabitants of the city are mostly Kurdish. Etymology An unverified theory is that the former name of the city ''Hisn-Mansur'' ...
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Şanlıurfa Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features ext ...
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Balli Dam The Balli Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) in Uludere district of Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, construction on the dam began ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Beyyurdu Dam The Beyyurdu Dam is a gravity dam on the Bembo River (an eventual tributary of the Great Zab) in Beyyurdu, Şemdinli district of Hakkâri Province, southeast Turkey. Construction Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Özdoğan Gr ...
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Birecik Dam The Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, is located on the Euphrates River downstream of Atatürk Dam and upstream of Birecik town west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turk ...
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Şanlıurfa Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa () and in ancient times as Edessa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features ext ...
* Burç Bendi Dam *
Çetintepe Dam The Çetintepe Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) in Uludere district of Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Ozerka Insatt began cons ...
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Çetin Dam The Çetin Dam hydropower dam, on the Botan River in Siirt Province, Turkey, with an installed capacity of 420 MW. It was completed in 2020. Location The dam will be located directly downstream of the Botan and Büyük River confluence. Also par ...
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Cizre Dam The Cizre Dam is a dam being constructed on the Tigris River The Tigris () is the easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands t ...
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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 beg ...
, 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, ...
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Dicle Dam Dicle Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. These facilities are located within the provincial territory of Diyarbakır, at a distance of 50 kilometres to Diyarbakır city centre. More specifically, the dam and t ...
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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, ...
* Doğanlı Dam, planned * Dumluca Dam * Erkenek Dam * Göksu Dam * Hacıhıdır Dam * Hakkari Dam, planned * Hancağız Dam *
Ilısu Dam The Ilısu Dam () is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Tigris near the village of Ilısu and along the border of Mardin and Şırnak Provinces in Turkey. It is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and its purpose is hydroelect ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Upper Kaleköy Dam The Upper Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Yukarı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the town of Kale in Solhan Solhan ( ku, Bongilan, ) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The m ...
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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 ...
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Karakaya Dam The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Euphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of , totalling the installed capacity to . Conflict w ...
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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, ...
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Mardin Mardin ( ku, Mêrdîn; ar, ماردين; syr, ܡܪܕܝܢ, Merdīn; hy, Մարդին) is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for the Artuqid architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on ...
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Karkamış Dam Karkamış Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. It is on the Euphrates River. The foundation of the dam was laid in 1996, and is from the Syria border. The hydroelectric power plant Hydroelectricity, ...
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Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...
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Kavşaktepe Dam The Kavşaktepe Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) in Uludere district of Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Be-Ha-Se Insaat began c ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Kayacık Dam The Kayacık Dam impounds the Ayfinar Deresi, one of the two streams that join south of Gaziantep to form the Sajur River. It is located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 1993 and 2005 as part of the Southeastern Ana ...
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Kirazlık Dam The Kirazlık Dam is a gravity dam on the Botan River, east of Siirt in Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The purpose of the dam is to regulate the outflow of the Alkumru Dam upstream and to produce hydroelectric power with a run-of-the-river ...
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Kralkızı Dam Kralkızı Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey in Batman. The hydroelectric power plant has a total installed power capacity of 94 MW. The dam was constructed between 1985 and 1997. These facilities are locat ...
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Musatepe Dam The Musatepe Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) in Uludere district of Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Ozerka Insaat began constr ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Seve Dam Seve Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey ReferencesDSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey) The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su İ ...
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Silopi Dam The Silopi Dam is a gravity dam on the Hezil River about northeast of Silopi in Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, İLCİ Holding A.Ş began construction on the dam in 2008 and it was completed ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Silvan Dam Silvan Dam is an embankment concrete-face rock-fill currently under construction on the Batman River in the district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in southeastern Turkey. It is part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and located upstream of t ...
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Sırımtaş Dam The Sırımtaş Dam is a gravity dam and one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project. It is located on the Birimşe River near the town of Alancık in Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Construction on the tall dam began in 2009 and was com ...
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Şırnak Dam The Şırnak Dam is a gravity dam on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) about southeast of Şırnak town in Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, AGE Inşaat began construction o ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Uludere Dam The Uludere Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) in Uludere district of Şırnak Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Hidrokon began construction ...
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Şırnak Şırnak ( ku, شرنەخ, Şirnex) is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Mardin and Siirt provinces. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Arab ...
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Official website
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