Sakarya River

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The Sakarya is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through what in ancient times was known as Phrygia.The source of the river is the Bayat Yaylası which is located to the northeast of Afyon. Joined by the Porsuk Çayı close by the town of Polatlı, the river runs through the Adapazarı Ovası before reaching the Black Sea. The Sakarya was once crossed by the Sangarius Bridge, constructed by the East Roman Emperor Justinian I .In the Middle Ages, the valley of the Sakarya was the home of the Söğüt tribe, which went on to establish the Ottoman Empire.From downstream to upstream, it is dammed at Gölpazarı, Yenice, Gökçekaya and Sarıyar.