List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

Regions of 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 Turkey.

  • Adıgüzel Dam, Denizli
  • Afşar Dam, Manisa
  • Akgedik Dam, Muğla
  • Akköprü Dam, Muğla
  • Alaçatı Dam, İzmir
  • Balçova Dam, İzmir (Reservoir empty since October 22nd 2025)[1][2]
  • Bayır Dam, Muğla
  • Buldan Dam
  • Cindere Dam
  • Çavdarhisar Dam
  • Çine Dam
  • Geyik Dam
  • Gelinalan Dam, planned, İzmir[3]
  • Gökpınar Dam
  • Gördes Dam (Reservoir empty since August 9th 2025)[4][5]
  • Güzelhisar Dam
  • Işıklı Dam
  • İkizdere Dam
  • Kabakum Dam, planned, İzmir[6]
  • 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
  • Yenidere Dam
  • Yortanlı Dam

Black Sea Region

There are 55 dams in the Black Sea Region, northern part of Turkey.

Central Anatolia Region

There are 75 dams in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Turkey.

  • 4 Eylül Dam, Sivas
  • Ağcaşar Dam, Kayseri
  • Akhasan Dam, Çankırı
  • Akkaya Dam, Niğde
  • Akköy Dam, Kayseri
  • Akyar Dam, Ankara
  • Altınapa Dam, Konya
  • Altınhisar Dam, Niğde
  • Apa Dam, Konya
  • Asartepe Dam, Ankara
  • Aşağı Karaören Dam
  • Ayhanlar Dam, Nevşehir
  • Ayrancı Dam, Karaman
  • Bahçelik Dam, Kayseri
  • Bayındır Dam, Ankara
  • 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
  • Gölova Dam
  • Güldürcek Dam
  • Gümüşler Dam
  • Gürsöğüt Dam
  • Hirfanlı Dam
  • İbrala Dam
  • İmranlı Dam
  • İvriz Dam
  • Kapulukaya Dam
  • Karacalar Dam
  • Karaova Dam
  • Kargı Dam
  • Kaymaz Dam
  • Kesikköprü Dam
  • Kılıçkaya Dam, Sivas
  • Kovalı Dam
  • Kunduzlar Dam
  • Kurtboğazı Dam
  • Kuzfındık Dam
  • Kültepe Dam
  • Maksutlu Dam
  • Mamasın Dam
  • May Dam
  • Mursal Dam
  • Murtaza Dam
  • Musaözü Dam
  • Özen Dam
  • Porsuk Dam
  • Sarımsaklı Dam
  • Sarıoğlan Dam
  • Sarıyar Dam, Ankara
  • Sıddıklı Dam
  • Sille Dam, Konya
  • 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, eastern part of Turkey

Keban Dam.
  • Alpaslan-1 Dam, Muş
  • Alpaslan-2 Dam, Muş
  • Arpaçay Dam, Kars
  • Bağıştaş 1 Dam
  • Bağıştaş 2 Dam
  • Başköy Dam, Erzurum
  • Bayburt Dam, Kars
  • Beyhan I Dam
  • Beyhan II Dam, planned, Elazığ
  • Boztepe Dam
  • Cip Dam
  • Çamgazi Dam
  • Çat Dam
  • Çıldır Dam
  • Demirdöven Dam
  • Dilimli Dam
  • Erzincan Dam
  • Gayt Dam
  • Gülbahar Dam
  • Kalecik Dam
  • Kapıkaya Dam
  • Keban Dam, Elazığ
  • 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, northwestern part of Turkey.

  • Alibey Dam, Istanbul
  • Altınyazı Dam, Edirne
  • Armağan Dam, Kırklareli
  • Atikhisar Dam, Çanakkale
  • Ayvacık Dam, Çanakkale
  • Babasultan Dam, Bursa
  • Bakacak Dam, Çanakkale
  • Bayramdere Dam
  • Bayramiç Dam
  • Boğazköy Dam
  • Büyükçekmece Dam
  • Büyükorhan Dam
  • Çakmak Dam
  • Çamköy Dam
  • Çaygören Dam
  • Çınarcık Dam
  • Çokal Dam
  • Darıdere Dam
  • Darlık Dam
  • Demirtaş Dam
  • Devecikonağı Dam
  • Doğancı-1 Dam
  • Elmalı-2 Dam
  • Gökçe Dam
  • Gökçeada Dam
  • Gölbaşı Dam
  • Gölpazarı Dam
  • Gönen Dam
  • Günyurdu Dam
  • Hasanağa Dam
  • Havran Dam
  • İkizcetepeler Dam
  • Kadıköy Dam
  • Karaidemir Dam
  • Kayalıköy Dam
  • Kırklareli Dam
  • Kızıldamlar Dam
  • Kirazdere Dam
  • Koyuntepe Dam
  • Madra Dam
  • Manyas Dam
  • Ömerli Dam
  • Sarıbeyler Dam
  • Sazlıdere Dam
  • Sultanköy Dam
  • Süloğlu Dam
  • Taşoluk Dam
  • Tayfur Dam
  • Terkos Dam
  • Umurbey Dam
  • Valide Dam, Istanbul

Mediterranean Region

There are 41 dams in the Mediterranean Region, southern part of Turkey, with 1 dam under construction

Çatalan Dam.

Southeastern Anatolia Region

There are 20 dams in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, eastern part of Turkey, with a further 9 dams under construction and 5 dams planned.

Atatürk Dam.

References

  1. ^ "Balçova Barajı tamamen kurudu" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 18 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Barajların Su Durumu" (in Turkish). İZSU Genel Müdürlüğü.
  3. ^ "İzmir İli Su Yapıları Planlaması" (in Turkish). İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi.
  4. ^ "İzmir'in Su Sorunu Büyüyor: Gördes Barajı Tükendi, Tahtalı Kritik Seviyede" (in Turkish). İzmirde. 24 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Barajların Su Durumu" (in Turkish). İZSU Genel Müdürlüğü.
  6. ^ "İzmir İli Su Yapıları Planlaması" (in Turkish). İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi.