Özlüce is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Tarsus,
Mersin Province,
Turkey. Its population is 361 (2022).
It is situated in
Çukurova
Çukurova () or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Turkey. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Osman ...
(
Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coas ...
of the antiquity) to the east of Tarsus. Turkish state highway
D.400 is to the south and Turkish motor way
O.51 is to the north of the village. Its distance to Tarsus is and its distance to
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
is . The village's main economic activity is farming with the most pronounced crop being grape.
References
Neighbourhoods in Tarsus District
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