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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, western part of Turkey. *
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 ...
, Denizli * Afşar Dam,
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 ci ...
* Akdeğirmen Dam,
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 t ...
* Akgedik 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 ...
* Akköprü 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 ...
* 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 R ...
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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 Turkish State Hydraulic Works. See also *List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey External linksDSI State Hydraulic Works (T ...
* 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 ...
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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 (T ...
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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, D ...
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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 i ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
* Karacasu Dam * Kavakdere Dam * Kayaboğazı Dam * Kemer Dam * Kestel Dam * Kureyşler Dam * Küçükler Dam * Marmaris Dam * Mumcular Dam * Örenler Dam * Seferihisar Dam * Selevir Dam * Sevişler Dam * Seyitler Dam * Söğüt Dam * 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, northern part of Turkey. *
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, west ...
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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 A ...
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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 ...
* Altınkaya Dam,
Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...
* Ataköy 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 ...
* Atasu Dam,
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 B ...
* Arkun Dam *
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 ...
* Belpınar Dam * Beyler Dam * Bezirgan Dam *
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 Province, 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 ...
* Boztepe Dam * Çakmak Dam * Çatak Dam * Çorum Dam * Demirözü Dam * Derbent Dam *
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 ...
* Derinöz Dam * Dodurga Dam * Erfelek Dam * Germeçtepe Dam * Gölköy Dam * Gülüç Dam * Güzelce Dam * Hasan Uğurlu Dam * Hasanlar Dam * Hatap Dam * Karaçomak Dam * Karadere Dam * Kızılcapınar Dam * Kirazlıköprü Dam * Koçhisar Dam * Koruluk Dam * Kozlu Dam * Köprübaşı Dam * Köse Dam * Kulaksızlar Dam * Kürtün Dam *
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 * 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 ...
* Ağcaşar Dam, Kayseri * Akhasan Dam,
Çankırı Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (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 Çankırı was known in ...
* Akkaya Dam, Niğde * Akköy Dam, Kayseri * 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 ...
* Altınapa 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 ...
* Altınhisar Dam, Niğde * Apa 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 ...
* Asartepe 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 ...
* 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 ...
* 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 t ...
* Bahçelik Dam, Kayseri * Bayındır 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 ...
* Beylikova Dam * Bozkır Dam * Çamlıdere Dam * Çamlıgöze Dam * Çatören Dam * Çoğun Dam * Çubuk-1 Dam * 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,
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 * 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 ...
* İbrala Dam * İmranlı Dam * İvriz Dam * Kapulukaya Dam * Karacalar Dam * Karaova Dam * Kargı Dam * Kaymaz Dam * Kesikköprü Dam * 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 ...
* Kovalı Dam * Kunduzlar Dam * Kurtboğazı Dam * Kuzfındık Dam * 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 ...
* Porsuk Dam * Sarımsaklı Dam * Sarıoğlan Dam * Sarıyar 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 ...
* 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 ...
* 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 ('' 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 S ...
, eastern part of Turkey * Alpaslan-1 Dam,
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 Arm ...
* Alpaslan-2 Dam,
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 Arm ...
* Arpaçay Dam, Kars * Bağıştaş 1 Dam * Bağıştaş 2 Dam * 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 * Beyhan I Dam * Beyhan II Dam, planned,
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 . ...
* Boztepe Dam * Cip Dam * 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 irr ...
* Çıldır Dam * Demirdöven Dam * Dilimli Dam * Erzincan Dam * Gayt Dam * 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 ...
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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 . ...
* 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 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 th ...
, northwestern part of Turkey. * Alibey Dam,
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* 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 ...
* Armağan Dam,
Kırklareli Kırklareli () is a city within Kırklareli Province in the 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 Εκκλησι ...
* 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 * 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 * Çakmak Dam * Çamköy Dam *
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 * 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 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 ...
* Manyas Dam * Ömerli Dam * 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 * Terkos Dam * Umurbey Dam *
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 moth ...
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Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...


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 * Alakır Dam,
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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 * 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 * 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 ...
* 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 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 * Kozağacı Dam * Manavgat Dam * Mehmetli Dam * Menzelet Dam * Nergizlik Dam * Onaç-1 Dam * Onaç-2 Dam * Otluca HES * Oymapınar Dam,
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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 Adna ...
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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, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, wh ...
* Sır Dam, Kahramanmaraş * Silifke HES * Sorgun Dam * Sücüllü Dam * Tahtaköprü Dam * Uluborlu Dam * Yapraklı Dam * Yarseli Dam * Yayladağ Dam


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 ...
, eastern part of Turkey, with a further 9 dams under construction and 5 dams planned. * Alkumru Dam * Aslandağ Dam, Hakkâri *
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 ...
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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 ...
* Batman Dam, Batman * Beyyurdu Dam, Hakkâri *
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 Turke ...
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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 ...
* Burç Bendi Dam * Çetintepe Dam, Şırnak, under construction * Çetin Dam, Siirt, under construction * Cizre Dam, planned * Çocuktepe Dam, 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 ...
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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 hydroelec ...
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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 ...
* 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, ...
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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, approxi ...
* Kavşaktepe Dam,
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 ...
* Kirazlık Dam, Siirt * Kralkızı Dam, Batman * Musatepe Dam,
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 ...
, under construction * Pinar Dam{{cn, date=November 2022 * Seve Dam * Silopi Dam,
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 ...
* Silvan Dam, under construction * Sırımtaş Dam * Şırnak Dam,
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 ...
* Uludere Dam,
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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External links


Official website
of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) Dams and reservoirs
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 portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...