The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the

Southeastern Anatolia Project The Southeastern Anatolia Project ( tr, Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, GAP) is a multi-sector integrated regional development project based on the concept of sustainable development for the 9 million people (2005) living in the Southeastern Anatoli ...

of Turkey, built on the

Euphrates River The Euphrates () is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Tigris–Euphrates river system, Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia ( ''the land between the rivers'') ...

and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of , totalling the installed capacity to .

Conflict with Iraq and Syria

The

is an important water source for both

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

and Iraq, and both countries expressed concerns about the Karakaya Dam construction project. A treaty guaranteed a minimum water flow of through the dam.

Involuntary resettlement

According to Terminski (2013), the construction of the Karakaya Dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of approximately 30,000 people.Bogumil Terminski, ''Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement: Theoretical Frameworks and Current Challenges'', Research Paper, Geneva

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External links

Official GAP web site

Dams on the Euphrates River Dams in Diyarbakır Province Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey Southeastern Anatolia Project Dams completed in 1987 {{Turkey-powerstation-stub

Conflict with Iraq and Syria

Involuntary resettlement

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