Syca or Syce or Syke ( grc, Σύκη), also called Sycae or Sykai (Συκαί), possibly also called Setos, was a town of

ancient 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 ...

and later of

Isauria Isauria ( or ; grc, Ἰσαυρία), in ancient geography, is a rugged, isolated, district in the interior of Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surrou ...

, between Arsinoë and Celenderis. It became a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Syce is located near Softa Kalesi in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Cilicia Populated places in ancient Isauria Roman towns and cities in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Catholic titular sees in Asia Former populated places in Turkey History of Mersin Province {{Mersin-geo-stub