Geography
Kocahasanlı is a part of Erdemli district of Mersin Province. The distance to Erdemli is and toPeople and History
Although there are ruins around the town, the town itself is quite young. The population of Kocahasanlı is composed of Yörüks who were nomadic Turkmens. They settled in a location named Üçtepe, northwest of the town in 1928. In 1952 the village was relocated to its present location. But there is also a group of families which had moved from Bulgaria as a result of ethnical repression of the Bulgarian government against Turks during 1950 s. In 1972, Kocahasanlı was declared a seat of township.Economy
The main economic activity is green house vegetable agriculture. The town also produces citrus and bananas. The coastline of Kocahasanlı is about long and summer tourism begins to play a part in town revenues.References