The Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkish: Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey.

It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast.

Subdivision

• Middle Euphrates Section (Turkish: Orta Fırat Bölümü)
  • Gaziantep Area (Turkish: Gaziantep Yöresi)
  • Şanlıurfa Area (Turkish: Şanlıurfa Yöresi)
• Tigris Section (Turkish: Dicle Bölümü)
  • Diyarbakır Area (Turkish: Diyarbakır Yöresi)
  • Mardin - Midyat Area (Turkish: Mardin - Midyat Yöresi)

Ecoregions

Terrestrial

Palearctic

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

• Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
• Zagros Mountains forest steppe

Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands

• Eastern Anatolian montane steppe

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

• Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests

Provinces

Gaziantep Castle

Provinces that are entirely in the S

It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast.

Provinces that are entirely in the Southeastern Anatolia Region:

• Mardin
• Şanlıurfa

Provinces that are mostly in the Southeastern Anatolia Region:

• Adıyaman
• Batman
• Diyarbakır
• Gaziantep
• Siirt

Provinces that are partially in the Southeastern Anatolia Region:

• Bitlis
• Bingöl
• Kahramanmaraş
• Kilis
• Malatya

Geography and climate