Tömük is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Erdemli Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin. Geography Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) and Silifke (to the west). In the north, Erdemli i ...

, Mersin Province,

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. Its population is 12,170 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, Tömük was a town ('' belde''). It is inhabited by

Tahtacı Tahtacı ( tr, Tahtacılar, lit=woodworkers) are Alevi Turkomans living mainly in the forested areas of Aegean and Mediterranean regions of Turkey. Tahtacıs engage woodworking since the Ottoman periods. They are thought to be descendants of t ...

Geography

Tömük is in the rural area of

district. Although the midtown is north of the seaside, newer quarters of the town are founded at the seaside just to the south of the main highway D.400 connecting

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 ...

to the west. The highway distance to Mersin is and to Erdemli.

History

The earliest settlers were the members of a

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tribe of a certain Elvan Bey in the 14th century. They founded the village of

Elvanlı Elvanlı is a village in Mersin Province, Turkey. Geography Elvanlı is a part of Erdemli district which itself is a part of Mersin Province. It is north of state road D.400 and north of the Mediterranean Sea coast. Distance to Erdemli is ...

a few kilometers east of Tömük. Tömük was a just a

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used occasionally by the Elvanlı residents. But, early in the last years of the 18th century, people from other villages began to populate Tömük. In 1969, Tömük was declared a township.

Economy

The major economic activity is citrus horticulture.

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and green pepper are among the other important crops. Services for summer houses in the coastal band also contribute to the economy of the town.

References

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