WATEWATER WORKSR WORKS FROM FROM FOUR FOUR THOUSAND YEARSTHOUSAND YEARS

IN TURKEY IN TURKEY

Ünal ÖzişÜnal ÖzişProfessor Emeritus, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringCivil Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringDokuz Eylül University, İzmir, TurkeyDokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey

HITTITE PERIOD (II.millenium BC)

Karakuyu dam in Uzunyayla, H= 8 m

Gölpınar dam near Alacahöyük, L= 110 m

Hattuşaş springs

Keşiş dam near Vanh= 7 m

Şamram canal near VanL= 56 km

URARTU PERIOD (8.-7.cent.BC)

Şamram canal supporting walls

HELLENISTIC-ROMAN-BYZANTINE PERIODS(I.Millenium BC- I.Millenium AD)

Bozdoğan L=970 m

Pergamon creek h = 7.5 m; w= 9.0 m; L= 200 m

Çevlik tunnel(1.-2.cent.AD)

h & w = 6-7 m

SELJUKIDE PERIOD (11.-14.cent.AD)

Water-mill canal through Haburman bridge at Çermik

Faruk dam near Van h= 12 m

OTTOMAN PERIOD (14. – early 20.cent.)

Beyşehir (1908)

Mağlova (1560’s) H=35 m

Topuzlu (1750, 1786) H= 16 m

Çubuk I, 1936, h= 58 m Karakaya, 1987, h= 172 m

Atatürk, 1992, N=2400 MW

ŞanlıurfaD=7,6 mL=26 km

REPUBLIC of TURKEYREPUBLIC of TURKEY(1923 >> )(1923 >> )

For more information:

• attend the side-event “Water bridging civilizations of four millenia in Turkey” at 11:00 - 13:00 hours on Thursday 19.03.2009;

• attend the sessions of the Topic 6.5 on Friday – Saturday 20-21.03.2009.

Cover of the

manuscript

available

at the side-event