Mersin

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Mersin
City
Clockwise from top: Mersin Skyline, Yapraklı Koy, St. Anthony Latin Catholic Church of Mersin, Yenişehir, Soli Pompeiopolis, Kızkalesi
Emblem of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality
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Coordinates: 36°48′N 34°38′E / 36.800°N 34.633°E / 36.800; 34.633
Country	Turkey
Region	Mediterranean
Province	Mersin
Districts	Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar, Yenişehir
Government
• Mayor	Vahap Seçer (CHP)
Area
• Urban	1,708.6 km2 (659.7 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Urban	1,040,507
• Urban density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	33XXX
Area code	(+90) 324 Metropolitan Municipality
Licence plate	33
Website	Mersin

Mersin (pronounced [ˈmæɾsin]) is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir.

Mersin lies on the western side of Çukurova, a geographical, economic and cultural region of Turkey. It is an important hub for Turkey's economy, with Turkey's largest seaport being located here. The city hosted the 2013 Mediterranean Games.

As urbanisation continues eastward, a larger metropolitan region combining Mersin with Tarsus and Adana (the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area) is in the making with more than 3.3 million inhabitants.

Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA), 69 kilometres (43 mi) from Mersin city center, is the nearest international airport. There are ferry services from Mersin to Famagusta (Mağusa) in Northern Cyprus.^[2] Mersin is linked to Adana via Tarsus by way of TCDD trains.