Koçköprü Dam is a dam in the Van province of Eastern Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

Koçköprü Dam
LocationTurkey
Coordinates39°07′20″N 43°19′42″E / 39.1222°N 43.3284°E / 39.1222; 43.3284
Construction began1978 (1978)
Opening date1992
Dam and spillways
Length693 meters

When it was built between 1978 and 1992, the dam was constructed over the old Ağaçören village.[1] A hydroelectric power plant that is placed over the dam started operation in 2020, and the reservoir water level has since decreased. This has resulted in a large amount of human bones being washed ashore.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Human bones coming ashore in river in eastern Türkiye where thousands killed in 1930". bianet.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.