İsmet İnönü Boulevard ( tr, İsmet İnönü Bulvarı) is a major avenue in

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 ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. It is named after

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...

(1884-1973), the second president of Turkish Republic between 1938 and 1950.

Geography

The eastern end of the boulevard is to the north of the

Mersin Harbor The Port of Mersin ( tr, Mersin Limanı), is a major seaport located on the north-eastern coast of Mediterranean Sea in Mersin, southern Turkey. As one of the largest harbors in the country, it is Turkey's main gateway to the Mediterranean Sea. ...

, where it meets the state highway at about . It runs parallel to the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

coast line to south west for about within the second-level municipality of

Akdeniz Akdeniz is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of the 30 Metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. Now in Mersin there are four second-level municipalities ...

. The

Atatürk Park Atatürk Park is a public park in Mersin, Turkey. Geography The park is a Mediterranean coastal park of Akdeniz district. The longer dimension of the park, which is more than lies along the sea coast in north east to south west direction. ...

is between the boulevard and the sea. The governor's office, mayor's office,

Mersin Grand Mosque Mersin Grand Mosque ( tr, Mersin Ulucami) is a Grand Mosque in Mersin, Turkey. History The original mosque, then named Yeni Cami ( tr, New Mosque), was built in 1898 by the leading people (like Abdülkadir Seydavi) of Mersin. In the 1970s, t ...

Atatürk Manument and

Mersin Halkevi Mersin Halkevi is a building in Mersin, Turkey originally built within the scope of the project Halkevleri, but currently used as a cultural center and opera house. History Halkevleri was an important enlightenment project in the early years o ...

are situated to the north of the boulevard. It crosses

Müftü River Efrenk River (also called Suntras or Arslanlöy River in the upper reaches and Müftü River in the lower reaches) is a short river in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was originally called Efrenk River. After a mosque named Müftü Mosque was built by ...

and continues within Yenişehir second-level municipality. The

Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium ( tr, Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadyumu) is a sports center in Mersin, located at Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is the former home of Mersin İdmanyurdu. The stadium is named after former popular governor of Mersin Provi ...

is to the north of the boulevard and

Mersin Lighthouse __NOTOC__ Mersin Feneri (The Mersin Lighthouse) is located at the Mediterranean coast in the city of Mersin, Turkey. Geography Mersin lighthouse is within the Mersin urban fabric and is situated at the west of the mouth of Efrenk River. İsm ...

is to the south. At the junction with

Adnan Menderes Boulevard Adnan Menderes Boulevard ( tr, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı) is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Adnan Menderes (1899-1961), the prime minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. Geography The eastern end of the boulevard is a juncti ...

, it turns to northwest and runs perpendicular to the sea coast. Its total course in Yenişehir municipality is about . In this course, it intersects with

Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard, abbreviated as GMK Boulevard, is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), the founder of Turkish Republic. Geography The boulevard is a part of the state highway , where ...

by an interchange. The

Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex The Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex ( tr, Nevin Yanıt Atletizm Kompleksi) also known as Nevin Yanıt Athletics Facility ( tr, Nevin Yanıt Atletizm Tesisler) is a sports venue for athletics competitions in track and field located in Mersin, Turke ...

and the

Macit Özcan Sports Complex The Macit Özcan Sports Complex ( tr, Macit Özcan Spor Kompleksi) is a multi-sport complex located at Yenişehir district in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Macit Özcan, the mayor of Greater Mersin. The complex is situated to the west of İ ...

are situated on the north portion of the boulevard.Mersin Map
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History

Up to 1950s, the first of the boulevard was actually the coast line. During the construction of the harbor the dredged material of the sea basin was spread out in front of the city to build the boulevard and Atatürk Park. Rest of the boulevard was constructed after the 1980s.

References

External links

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