The Turiec Basin (; ; ; ) is located in the northern part of central Slovakia, within the Fatra-Tatra Area of the Inner Western Carpathians.
The basin is delimited by the mountain ranges of Veþká Fatra to the east, Malá Fatra to the west and north, as well as à ½iar and Kremnica Mountains to the south. The Turiec River flows through the entire basin and inflows into Váh near Vrútky. The largest towns are Martin, Vrútky (both part of the Martin District) and TurÃÂianske Teplice (part of the TurÃÂianske Teplice District).