Akdeniz is a municipality and district governorate in Greater

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. 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 in addition to Greater Mersin (''büyükşehir'') municipality.

History

Mersin was declared metropolitan centre in 1993. In the first phase the city was divided into three parts (later four parts). The municipality of Akdeniz was established in 1993 as a secondary level municipality and the corresponding district governorate was established in 2008.

Location

Akdeniz compose the centre and east of Greater Mersin at about . Among the other second level municipalities Toroslar is in the north and Yenişehir is in the west of Akdeniz. The south is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the west is bounded by

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Population

According to 2020 figures the population of Akdeniz was 259,381. (131,889 male and 127,492 female citizens.) Approximately 25% of Mersin citizens live in Akdeniz.

Business

Most of government offices as well as the seats of Mersin governor and the mayor of Greater Mersin are in Akdeniz. Akdeniz also hosts most of the business quarters of the city. Mersin railway station, harbor, free port and

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, as well as, shipping and

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agencies are in Akdeniz. The port of Mersin is the biggest in Turkey. It is especially used for export. In the port area there is a 100,000 tonnes grain

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and a fertiliser factory. East of Akdeniz is industrial region, with a petroleum refinery and factories of glass, cement,

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and soda.

Rural area

There are eight villages in the rural area of Akdeniz. The total population of the district is (urban and rural) 259,381

Sites of interest

* Mersin Atatürk Museum * Mersin State Art and Sculpture Museum * Mersin Urban History Museum

Gallery

File:Mersin Urban History Museum II, Turkey.jpg, Mersin Urban History Museum File:Mersin harbor from the west.jpg,

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. ...

File:Mersin Atatürk Museum.jpg, Mersin Atatürk Museum File:Mersin Grandmosque.jpg, Mersin Grand Mosque File:Refah monument from the south, Mersin.JPG, Refah Monument File:Catholic Church of Mersin.jpg, Mersin Catholic Church File:Akdeniz, Mersin.jpg, Street scene

References and notes

External links

{{Mersin Province Populated places in Mersin Province Mersin Districts of Mersin Province Populated places in Akdeniz District