Map of Turkey Lakes

Map of Turkey Lakes

Turkey Lakes

There are more than 200 natural lakes in Turkey. This is almost half of the surface area of ​​lakes 5 km ² is small. The largest lakes, especially in the Salt Lake Van, Beyşehir and Eğridir (Eğirdir) lakes. The deepest Van, Çıldır, Burdur and the Caspian lakes, while the sığları Salt, Aksehir, Ulubat (Apolyont) and Manyas lakes. There are also small enough to be represented on the maps of lakes in Turkey. The majority of these glaciers and lakes of volcanic origin lagünlerdir.
Some regions in terms of the lake was rich in some areas, almost no lake exist. At least the lake, Southeastern Anatolia and Black Sea regions of common regions. There are very few lakes in the Marmara region, part of Thrace. Many pit area encountered a large number of Central Anatolia Region on the shores of the lagoon (abalone) is not poor in terms of the lake in the Aegean Region. Found in the lake regions most Eastern Anatolia, Mediterranean and Marmara regions. Section of a large number of the northern part of the lake, due to take place in the Mediterranean Region Antalya referred to as the Lakes Region. The majority of the country is composed of many closed basin with a seasonal pond, lake, swamp and there are areas which has become a pit. Especially important resting and feeding area for migratory birds known to be, but in order to gain agricultural land in a part of the marshes dried.
Part of the sweet waters of lakes, the waters of a portion of the low-salt, salty and bitter. A gideğenle excess water to the sea, lake, stream or other water of the lakes vacant sweet. Non-closed basin lakes in the position of the outflow of water salty or bitter, depending on terrain. Sea water exchange is in the less salty waters of a coastal lagoons lake. The main lakes are fresh juices Beysehir, curves, and Iznik lakes. The reason for bitter waters of Lake Van, the composition of the mineral is found. Burdur Lake, the waters of the lakes and the salt and bitter salty.
There are more than 100 artificial lake in Turkey. Natural lakes, 9,000 km ² are covered with an area near, only the total area of ​​3000 km ², is an artificial lake. Artificial lakes, streams established for various purposes on the accumulation of water behind dams and levees formed as a result of dam göletlerdir goals. Atatürk's largest artificial lakes, Keban and Karakaya dam lakes. The country's third largest lake in the Atatürk dam lake.
Streams and lakes, all fish live in the waters sweet. Some of these lakes crayfish are also available. Lagoons are rich in fish. The waters of the rivers feeding the mouth parts of the non-sweet in some of the fish found in lakes. Dam lakes fish are grown.

List of lakes in Turkey
Turkey Lakes - Lake Abant
Turkey Lakes - Acıgöl (Lake District)
Turkey Lakes - Lake Akyayan
Turkey Lakes - Lake Bafa
Turkey Lakes - Lake Beyşehir
Turkey Lakes - Lake Büyükçekmece
Turkey Lakes - Wild Lake
Turkey Lakes - Language Lake
Turkey Lakes - Decant (Terkos)
Turkey Lakes - Lake Eber
Turkey Lakes - Lake Eğirdir
Turkey Lakes - Lake Erçek
Turkey Lakes - Lake Gala
Turkey Lakes - Lake Light
Turkey Lakes - Lake Kucukcekmece
Turkey Lakes - Lake Koycegiz
Lakes of Turkey - Marmara Lake
Turkey Lakes - Lake Nimrod
Turkey Lakes - Palas Tuzla Lake
Turkey Lakes - Lake Salda
Turkey Lakes - Lake Sapanca
Turkey Lakes - Lake Seyfe
Turkey Lakes - Salt Lake
Turkey Lakes - Lake Uluabat
Turkey Lakes - Lake Van
Turkey Lakes - Lake Iznik