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Mersin
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Location in Turkey
Province	Istanbul
Population	1,651,400 NA (2000)
Area	15,853 km²
Population density	104 inh./km²
Elevation	100 m
Coordinates	E°′ N °00′ E
Postal code	33xxx
Area code	(0090)+ 324
Licence plate code	33
Mayor	Macit Özcan (CHP)
Website	http://goturkey.kultur.gov.tr

Mersin is the capital city of Mersin province in Turkey (named İçel province until 2002). It is located in the South Anatolia Region, to the south of the country, south of the Taurus Mountains, by the Mediterranean coast. It had a population of 537,842 according to the 2000 census. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image File history File links Mersin_Turkey_Provinces_locator. ... Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Turkish car number plates are license plates found on Turkish vehicles. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... The Republican Peoples Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is a social democratic and secular Turkish nationalist political party in Turkey. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Location of Mersin Province Mersin province is in southern Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast. ... ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Taurus Mountains (Taurus=bull in greek) (Turkish Toros, also known as Ala-Dagh or Bulghar-Dagh) are a mountain range in Eastern Anatolian plateau, from which the Euphrates (Turkish Fırat) River descends into Syria. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

History

Since Mersin has always been a port city through history, the area was inhabited since 7th millennium BC. The hill of Yümüktepe has been excavated by John Garstang and 23 levels of occupation have been revealed, the earliest dating from ca. 6300 BC. A fortification was put up around 4500 BC, but the site appears to have been abandoned between 3200 BC and 1200 BC. Afterward the city was part of many states and civilizations such as Hittites, Assyrians, Greeks, Macedonians under Alexander the Great, Seleucids, Lagids, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Egyptian Tulunids, Seljuk Turks, Mongols, Crusaders, Armenians, Mamluks, Anatolian beyliks, and finally Ottomans. Apart from its natural harbor and its strategic position along the trade routes of southern Anatolia, the city profited by production of and trade in molybdenum (white lead), drawn from the neighbouring mines of Coreyra. Ancient sources attributed the best molybdenum to the city. It also minted its own coins. 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The city is mentioned by numerous ancient authors. During the Ancient Greek period, the city bore the name Zephyrion. The geographer Strabo, from Amasya in Pontus, referred to the region as Cilicia which was divided into "Rugged Cilicia" (Cilicia Trachea) and "Flat Cilicia" (Cilicia Pedias). As both Cilicias' capital was Tarsus to which the Cilician Gates opened to, Mersin was the major port of the region being close to Tarsus. When Constantinople became the trade center, investments and tradesmen also shifted there, causing Mersin to lose its shine. The city, whose name was Latinized to Zephyrium, was renamed Hadrianopolis for emperor Hadrian. Ancient Greece is the period in Greek history lasting for close to a millennium, until the rise of Christianity. ... the Greek georgapher Strabo, in a 16th‑century engraving. ... Ottoman houses and a pontic tomb in Amasya Amasya (formerly Amaseia or Amasia from Greek: Αμάσεια) is a town in northern Turkey, the capital of Amasya Province with approximately 80,000 inhabitants. ... Traditional rural Pontic house A man in traditional clothes from Trabzon, illustration Pontus is the name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the main), by... Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (Κιλικία) was the name of a region, now known as Çukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ... Tarsus is a city in present day Turkey, located on the mouth of the Tarsus Cay (Cydnus) which empties into the Mediterranean. ... The Cilician Gates (Turkish Külek Boazi or Gulek Bogazi) form the main passage through the Taurus Mountains of southeastern Turkey. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (January 24, 76–July 10, 138), known as Hadrian in English, was Roman emperor from 117–138, and a member of the gens Aelia. ...

The city was Christianized early; and was the see of a bishop. Le Quien (Oriens Christ., II, 883) names four bishops of Zephyrium: Aerius, present at the Council of Constantinople in 381; Zenobius, a Nestorian, at the Second Council of Constantinople in 432-434; Hypatius, present at the Council of Chalcedon in 451; and Peter, at the Council in Trullo in 692. The city remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church, Zephyriensis; the seat has been vacant since 1966. [1] The historical phenomenon of Christianization, the conversion of individuals to Christianity or the conversion of entire peoples at once (a political shift as much as a spontaneous mass shift in individual consciences), also includes the practice of converting pagan cult practices, pagan religious imagery, pagan sites and the pagan calendar... See: Signing Exact English Visual perception Episcopal see Holy See This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The First Council of Constantinople (second ecumenical council) was called by Theodosius I in 381 to confirm the Nicene Creed and deal with other matters of the Arian controversy . ... Events First Council of Constantinople - second Ecumenical council of the Christian Church: The Nicene creed is affirmed and extended, Apollinarism is declared a heresy. ... The term Nestorianism is eponymous, even though the person who lent his name to it always denied the associated belief. ... The Fifth Ecumenical Council (the Second Council of Constantinople) was a Christian Ecumenical Council that was held in 553. ... Events July 31 - Sixtus is elected to succeed Celestine as Pope. ... Events Aetius a general in the service of emperor Valentinian III holds power in Rome for twenty years. ... The Council of Chalcedon was an ecumenical council that took place from October 8–November 1, 451 at Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor. ... Events April 7 - The Huns sack Metz June 20 - Attila, king of the Huns is defeated at Troyes by Aëtius in the Battle of Chalons. ... Both the Fifth Ecumenical Council and the Sixth Ecumenical Council failed to produce disciplinary norms, for which reason the emperor Justinian II convoked an assembly in 692 to meet in Constantinople in the same hall where the Sixth Council had been held, called Trullo. As it sought to complete the... Events The Quinisext Council (also said in Trullo), held in Constantinople, laid the foundation for the Orthodox Canon Law The Arabs conquer Armenia. ... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the titular see of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

During the American Civil War, the region became a major supplier of cotton to make up for the high demand due to shortage. Railroads were extended to Mersin in 1866 from where cotton was exported by sea. The city developed into a major port and trade center later on. Around 1900, the Catholic Encyclopedia reports the city having about 14,000 inhabitants, of whom 3,000 were, by religion, Greeks, 1,000 Armenians, and 650 Roman Catholics; the remaining approximately 10,000 inhabitants were presumably Muslim. The Roman Catholic parish of Mersin was administered by Capuchins; there were also Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition; schools for boys and girls, and hospitals. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederate) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258... Cotton ready for harvest. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Catholic Encyclopedia (also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia today) is an English-language encyclopedia published in 1913 by the The Encyclopedia Press, designed to give authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. // History The writing of the encyclopedia began on January 11... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ... The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, the chief and only permanent offshoot of the Franciscans. ... The Sisters of St. ...

The city was conquered by Ottomans in 1473 until 1918 when occupied by French and British troops in accord with the Treaty of Sevrès. It was liberated by the Turkish army in 1920. In 1924, Mersin was made a province, and in 1933, Mersin and İçel provinces were joined to form the (greater Mersin) İçel province. Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Treaty of Sèvres of August 10, 1920, made peace between the Allied and Associated Powers1 and the Ottoman Empire after World War I. The treaty was signed by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed VI who was trying to save his throne but was rejected by the independence movement in... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Economy

Mersin port is the major source of economic livelihood. There are 23 piers in the docks built in a total port area of 786,000 m² (194 acres), with a total capacity of 3,800 ships per year. U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with a fishing boat. ...

Also located adjacent to the port is Mersin Free Zone established in 1986 where warehouses, social services, manufacturing, trade, banking, insurance, packing-repacking, labeling, maintenance, assembly-disassembly, engineering, leasing, renting and exhibition facilities are situated. The zone territory is publicly owned and the zone is a center for foreign investors with proximity to major international markets (Middle East, North Africa, East and West Europe, Russian Federation and Central Asian Republics). The Mersin Free Zone is the first free zone established in Turkey. The trading volume of the free zone was USD 1.6 billion in 2002. Inside Green Logistics Co. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ... Eastern Europe is, by convention, that part of Europe from the Ural and Caucasus mountains in the East to an arbitrarily chosen boundary in the West. ... Western Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia (Russian: Средняя Азия/Srednyaya Azia for Middle Asia or Центральная Азия/Tsentralnaya Azia for Central Asia; in Turkic languages Orta Asya; in Persian آسياى مرکزی; (Urdu: وسطى ايشيا)Wasti Asia; Standard Mandarin Chinese...

Transportation to the city is possible through alternative methods. The city has highway connections to all provinces, also is connected to the southern railroad hub. Transportation by sea is also possible through the Mersin Port to more than 100 international ports. The international Adana airport is at a distance of 69 km (43 miles). Highway in Pennsylvania, USA For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ...

60% of the male population and 16% of the female population is employed. Unemployment is about 22.7%.

Mersin University

Mersin University was founded in 1992 and started education programs in 1993-1994. The university began with 4 Faculties, 1 College, 4 Vocational Schools and 2 Institutes. With its growing inner dynamics, high quality of education and renewing strategy, Mersin University has become one of the best and well-known universities in Turkey.

Mersin University, with its 11 faculties, 6 Schools and 9 vocational schools, aims to fulfill the needs and expectations of the society by providing high quality education and training in almost every discipline. Since its foundation Mersin University has always given prime importance to academic quality. The university has been contributing to the growth of the new generation with its distinguished academicians and modern education. The university has had about 10 thousand graduates, has broadened its current academic staff to more than 100 academicians, and enrolls 18.000 students.

Highlights

The ancient Roman town of Soloi-Pompeiopolis is located near Mersin. Another ancient city of Elaiussa Sebaste is 55 km far from Mersin.

Culture

• Because the city received many immigrants from nearby regions, the local culture is a medley of civilizations.
• The city hosts the State Opera and Ballet Institution, the fourth after Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara..
• Mersin International Music Festival was established in 2001, and it is one of the major cultural events of the province. The festival takes place in October, every year.

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Statistics and administration

There are 26 lesser municipalities subordinate to the greater municipality of Mersin (İçel). There are 67 villages and 133 districts. The total population of the city is 733,066 (2000 census). About 50% of the population is younger than 24 years of age. 68% of the population was born in Mersin. The literacy rate is 89%. About 43% of the male population and about 27% of the female population has graduated from middle school. Infant mortality rate is 0.48%. Urban population increase rate is 2.42%. Population density is 414. World literacy rates by country The traditional definition of Literacy is the ability to use language ie to read, write, listen and speak. ... For early system failures, see failure rate. ...

References

• Blue Guide, Turkey, The Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts (ISBN 0393304892), pp. 556-557.
• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 069103169X), p. 66
• This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia.

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External links

• Ministry of Tourism and Culture - Mersin Page
• Mersin University
• Mersin Free Zone Website
• Official Website of the Greater Municipality
• Mersin Guide and Photo Album
• Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
• Catholic Encyclopedia "Zephyrium"
• Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry

	Districts of Mersin
Mersin | Anamur | Aydıncık | Bozyazı | Çamlıyayla | Erdemli | Gülnar | Mut | Silifke | Tarsus | Image File history File links Mersin_Turkey_Provinces_locator. ... Location of Mersin Province Mersin province is in southern Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Anamur is a district of the Turkish province of İçel with a population of about 65,000. ... Aydıncık is a district of Mersin Province, Turkey. ... Bozyazı is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey. ... Çamlıyayla is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey. ... Erdemli is a district of İçel Province of Turkey. ... Gülnar is a district of Mersin Province of Turkey. ... Silifke (Selefke) is a town in south-central Adana Province, Turkey, on the banks of the (Göksu) River near the Taurus Mountains, geographically located at 36°22′N 33°56′E. // Economy Silifke is a successful industrial town, producing beverages, chemicals, clothes, footwear, glass, plastics, pottery, and textiles. ... Tarsus is a city in present day Turkey, located on the mouth of the Tarsus Cay (Cydnus) which empties into the Mediterranean. ...