Buyuk Menderes

Water type: River
Basin: Aegean Sea
Continent: Asia
Climate: Subtropical
Country: Turkey

The Büyük Menderes River is a river in southwestern Turkey. It rises in west central Turkey near Dinar before flowing west through the Büyük Menderes graben until reaching the Aegean Sea in the proximity of the ancient Ionian city Miletus. The river was well known for its sinuous, curving pattern, and gives its name to the common term used to describe these characteristic bends in rivers.