The Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, is located on the Euphrates River 60 km (37 mi) downstream of Atatürk Dam and 8 km (5.0 mi) upstream of Birecik town 80 km (50 mi) west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey. It was purposed for irrigation and energy production. There is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant, established in 2001, at the dam, with a power output of 672MW (six units at 112 MW each) can generate an average of 2.5 billion kWh per year.^[1] The Birecik dam is a structure consisting of a concrete gravity and clay core sandgravel fill with a height of 62.5 m (205 ft) from the foundation. It was designed by Coyne et Bellier. The total catchment area is 92,700 ha (358 sq mi).^[2] The Birecik project will be realized under the status of Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model.

Birecik Dam
Location of Birecik Dam in Turkey
Location	Turkey
Coordinates	37°03′12″N 37°53′24″E / 37.05333°N 37.89000°E / 37.05333; 37.89000
Opening date	2000
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Euphrates River
Height	62.5 m (205 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Reservoir
Catchment area	92,700 ha (358 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	2000-2001
Turbines	6 × 112 MW
Installed capacity	672 MW
Annual generation	2,500 GWh

The dam was built on top of the ruins of the ancient city of Zeugma. According to Bogumil Terminski (2015), the construction of the dam resulted in resettlement of approximately 6,000 people.^[3]