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Several studies have investigated canine and human leishmaniasis in Turkey but no study was performed to screen the infection among wild rodents, so far. The present study aims to investigate the role of small wild rodents as reservoir animals for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> spp. in different regions of Turkey. Formalin-preserved tissue samples (spleen, liver, lung) of 712 rodents from 30 provinces were screened for the presence of <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> spp. DNA. Before DNA extraction, tissues were dried, rehydrated, and homogenated. <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> screening in rodent tissues and species determination was performed with a combination of real-time kDNA and ITS1 polymerase chain reaction protocols. Eight (1.12%) out of 712 animals were found to be positive for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> spp. DNA and species typing revealed five <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic>, two <jats:italic>L. tropica<\/jats:italic> and one <jats:italic>L. major<\/jats:italic> among positives. <jats:italic>Leishmania major<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic> DNA were detected in <jats:italic>Apodemus<\/jats:italic> spp. from Zonguldak province located in the Western Black Sea Region, while <jats:italic>L. tropica<\/jats:italic> DNA was found in <jats:italic>Meriones<\/jats:italic> sp. and <jats:italic>Gerbillus dasyurus<\/jats:italic> from Adana and Hatay provinces located in Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The present study is first to report natural infection of <jats:italic>L. infantum, L. major<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>L. tropica<\/jats:italic> in small wild rodents in Turkey, suggesting their possible roles as reservoirs. 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