Tallest Mountains in Turkey
Turkey’s dramatic landscape is defined by vast, high-altitude tectonic plateaus and rugged, snow-capped mountains that stretch from the borders of Europe across the Anatolian peninsula. Dominated by historic stratovolcanoes in the east and the jagged limestone formations of the Taurus and Pontic ranges, the country’s topography features multiple peaks that soar well past 12,000 feet. This table lists the top 20 tallest mountains in Turkey, ranking them by absolute elevation above sea level.
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Region / Range | Elevation (Meters) | Elevation (Feet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Ararat (Büyük Ağrı) | Eastern Anatolia | 5,137 | 16,854 |
| 2 | Uludoruk (Reşko Tepesi) | Cilo-Sat Mountains | 4,134 | 13,563 |
| 3 | Cilo Dağı | Cilo-Sat Mountains | 4,116 | 13,504 |
| 4 | Mount Süphan | Eastern Anatolia | 4,058 | 13,314 |
| 5 | Kaçkar Dağı | Pontic Mountains | 3,932 | 12,900 |
| 6 | Mount Erciyes | Central Anatolia | 3,916 | 12,848 |
| 7 | Little Ararat (Küçük Ağrı) | Eastern Anatolia | 3,896 | 12,782 |
| 8 | Mount Samdi (Handeyade) | Cilo-Sat Mountains | 3,794 | 12,448 |
| 9 | Kızılkaya | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,767 | 12,359 |
| 10 | Büyük Demirkazık | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,756 | 12,323 |
| 11 | Kısara Dağı | Cilo-Sat Mountains | 3,752 | 12,310 |
| 12 | Mazanı Dağı | Cilo-Sat Mountains | 3,725 | 12,221 |
| 13 | Emler Peak | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,723 | 12,215 |
| 14 | Verçenik | Pontic Mountains | 3,711 | 12,175 |
| 15 | Kaldı Dağı | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,688 | 12,100 |
| 16 | Başet Tepesi | İhtiyar Şahap Mountains | 3,684 | 12,087 |
| 17 | Şilan Dağı | Cilo-Sat Mountains | 3,670 | 12,040 |
| 18 | Kızılyar | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,654 | 11,988 |
| 19 | Gürtepe | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,630 | 11,910 |
| 20 | Sematepe | Aladağlar / Taurus | 3,623 | 11,886 |