Akdeniz is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin,

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. Mersin is one of the 30

Metropolitan centers in Turkey There are 81 provinces in Turkey ( tr, il). Among the 81 provinces, 30 provinces are designated metropolitan municipalities ( tr, büyükşehir belediyeleri). Metropolitan municipalities are subdivided into districts ( tr, ilçe), where each dist ...

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 Toroslar is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. Now in Mersin there are four second-level municipalities in a ...

is in the north and Yenişehir is in the west of Akdeniz. The south is bounded by the

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and the west is bounded by

Müftü River Efrenk River (also called Suntras or Arslanlöy River in the upper reaches and Müftü River in the lower reaches) is a short river in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was originally called Efrenk River. After a mosque named Müftü Mosque was built by ...

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 Mersin station ( tr, Mersin istasyonu) is the main railway terminal in the city of Mersin, Turkey. The station is located in the ilçe (district) of Akdeniz. The station is in use since 1886. The railway The station was built in 1886 to be t ...

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and maritime authority, as well as, shipping and customs agencies are in Akdeniz. The

port of Mersin 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. ...

is the biggest in Turkey. It is especially used for export. In the port area there is a 100,000 tonnes grain silo and a fertiliser factory. East of Akdeniz is industrial region, with a

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and factories of

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and

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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 The Atatürk Museum in Mersin ( tr, Mersin Atatürk Evi Müzesi) is a two-storey house in Mersin, which hosted the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his wife in 1925. History The house was originally built in 1897 by H. Ch ...

Mersin State Art and Sculpture Museum Mersin State Art and Sculpture Museum ( tr, Mersin Devlet Resim ve Heykel Müzesi) is a museum in Mersin, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental ...

Mersin Urban History Museum Mersin Urban History Museum ( tr, Mersin Kent Tarihi Müzesi) is a private museum in Mersin, Turkey. Location and the History The museum at is in Akdeniz secondary municipality of Mersin, ant it lies about from the Mediterranean Sea. It is a ...

Gallery

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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,

File:Mersin Grandmosque.jpg,

Mersin Grand Mosque Mersin Grand Mosque ( tr, Mersin Ulucami) is a Grand Mosque in Mersin, Turkey. History The original mosque, then named Yeni Cami ( tr, New Mosque), was built in 1898 by the leading people (like Abdülkadir Seydavi) of Mersin. In the 1970s, t ...

File:Refah monument from the south, Mersin.JPG, Refah Monument File:Catholic Church of Mersin.jpg,

Mersin Catholic Church The Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua also St. Anthony Latin Catholic Church of Mersin ( tr, Aziz Antuan Latin Katolik Kilisesi) is a church in Mersin, Turkey. It is a co-cathedral of the Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia. It is in the business ...

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