Kazanlı is a town in the greater Mersin municipality,

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Geography

Kazanlı is approximately east of Mersin center at . It is a

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coastal town. East of the town, there are small settlements surrounded by fields. Towards west and north of the town there are industrial plants and some neighborhoods of Mersin.

Population

Population of the town was 10,120 (2007 estimate). Since 2007, the town has been incorporated into the

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 ...

intracity district of Mersin. The number of buildings of the town is approximately 1,600.

Economy

The town was the former port of Tarsus. (''see'' Aulae (Cilicia)) But now fishing has replaced export business. Another economic activity is agriculture. The fertile fields around Kazanlı are well known for forced crop, especially vegetables. Beginning in the early 1970s, factories appeared in the north and west of the town. These include a ferrochrome plant, a soda factory, and a number of agri-food factories. A middle wave radio

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site is also in Kazanlı.(''see''

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) At the present, tourism plays no role in the Kazanlı economy.

Sea turtles

The beaches around Kazanlı are considered as the most important spawning area of rare species of sea turtles in Turkey. These species are

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(''Caretta caretta'') and especially green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydasretta''). Both species are listed as endangered species (EN) by the IUCN. Main concern about the spawning areas is industrial pollution. The heavy metal content of the seawater is continuously monitored by the academicians and the factories are warned by the authorities when necessary.Metal Monitoring Around Nesting environment of Green Sea Turtle
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References

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