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İsmet İnönü Boulevard
İsmet İnönü Boulevard () is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after İsmet İnönü (1884-1973), the second president of Turkish Republic between 1938 and 1950. Geography The eastern end of the boulevard is to the north of the Mersin Harbor, where it meets the state highway at about . It runs parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast line to south west for about within the second-level municipality of Akdeniz. The Atatürk Park is between the boulevard and the sea. The governor's office, mayor's office, Mersin Grand Mosque Atatürk Manument and Mersin Halkevi are situated to the north of the boulevard. It crosses Müftü River and continues within Yenişehir second-level municipality. The Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium is to the north of the boulevard and Mersin Lighthouse is to the south. At the junction with Adnan Menderes Boulevard, it turns to northwest and runs perpendicular to the sea coast. Its total course in Yenişehir municipality is about . In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mersin, Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir, Mersin, Yenişehir. Mersin lies on the western side of Çukurova, a geographical, economic and cultural region of Turkey. It is an important hub for Turkey's economy, with Port of Mersin, Turkey's largest seaport located here. The city hosted the 2013 Mediterranean Games. As urbanisation continues eastward, a larger metropolitan region combining Mersin with Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus and Adana (the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area) is in the making with more than 3.3 million inhabitants. Çukurova International Airport (COV), 74 kilometres (46mi) from Mersin city center, is the nearest international airport. There are ferry services from Mersin to F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin Halkevi
Mersin Halkevi is a building in Mersin, Turkey originally built within the scope of the project Halkevleri, but currently used as a cultural center and opera house. History Halkevleri was an important enlightenment project in the early years of Turkish Republic. Mersin branch of Halkevleri was opened on 24 February 1933. The building of Halkevi was planned to meet the demands of the project as a theatre, a concert hall, classrooms, workshops etc. It was designed by architect Ertuğrul Menteşe with the consultants Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu, Dr. Mukbil Gökdoğan and Raşit Tuğrul. The building was constructed between February 1944 and November 1946. It went into service on 29 October 1946, the 23rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic. Two months later, Mersin residents were able to watch Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly, put on stage by the guest artists from Ankara Opera. The building with a floor area of was the biggest building of the Halkevleri Project. The tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex
The Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex () also known as Nevin Yanıt Athletics Facility () is a sports venue for athletics (sport), athletics competitions in track and field located in Mersin, Turkey. Description The stadium, situated at Kocavilayet neighborhood of Mersin, was built in 2010, and renamed in February 2011 in honor of the European champion hurdling, hurdler Nevin Yanıt (born 1986), a native of Mersin. It has a seating capacity of 4,500. The complex hosted the athletics and paralympic athletics events of the 2013 Mediterranean Games. See also *Nevin Yanit, Nevin Yanıt *2013 Mediterranean Games References Sports venues in Mersin Athletics (track and field) venues in Turkey Sports venues completed in 2010 2013 Mediterranean Games venues Yenişehir, Mersin {{Athletics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using a system of interconnecting roadways to permit traffic on at least one of the routes to pass through the junction without interruption from crossing traffic streams. It differs from a standard Intersection (road), intersection, where roads cross wikt:at-grade, at grade. Interchanges are almost always used when at least one road is a controlled-access highway (freeway) or a limited-access road, limited-access highway (expressway), though they are sometimes used at junctions between surface streets. Terminology ''Note:'' The descriptions of interchanges apply to countries where vehicles Left- and right-hand traffic, drive on the right side of the road. For left-side driving, the layout of junctions is mirrored. Both North American (NA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Menderes Boulevard
Adnan Menderes Boulevard () is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Adnan Menderes (1899-1961), the prime minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. Geography The eastern end of the boulevard is a junction at on İsmet İnönü Boulevard. While İsmet İnönü Boulevard continues to northwest Adnan Menderes Boulevard runs to west and south east. It is parallel to Mediterranean Sea coast, the distance between the coast and the boulevard is about . The area is used for recreation by residents of Mersin. Many coffeehouses as well as parks designed by various football clubs are situated at this recreational area. The Mersin Marina is also situated within this area. The biggest mosque in Mersin, the Muğdat Mosque, Mersin Naval Museum, a number of public schools and a part of Mersin University are on the north side of the boulevard. Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard runs in parallel to Adnan Menderes Boulevard at a distance of about . The total length of the boulevard is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin Lighthouse
__NOTOC__ Mersin Feneri (The Mersin Lighthouse) is located at the Mediterranean coast in the city of Mersin, Turkey. Geography Mersin lighthouse is within the Mersin urban fabric and is situated at the west of the mouth of Efrenk River. İsmet İnönü Boulevard is to the north of the lighthouse. It is surrounded by walking tracks and on the west there is a group of restaurants. The harbor lies to the east and the lighthouse is approximately west of harbor entrance. Since the dominant wind in Mersin area is lodos (from south west) the lighthouse provides service to the vessels approaching from the west as it is usually the case. History The lighthouse was built in 1865, and reconstructed in 1955. It was bought by the Republic of Turkey, and now it is operated by Directorate General of Coastal Safety (). Technical details The building is an octagonal cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Adjacent to the tower, there is a keeper's house. Its focal plane is . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium
Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium () was a sports center in Mersin, located at Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is the former home of Mersin Ä°dmanyurdu. The stadium was named after former popular governor of Mersin Province, Tevfik Sırrı Gür, who served between 1931-1947. History The stadium was inaugurated on 28 June 1958. In the opening game, Mersin Ä°dmanyurdu drawn 3-3 with Galatasaray.Club History 22 August 2009. In the first top level league match played in the stadium lost to by 1–2 on 10 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YeniÅŸehir, Mersin
Yenişehir () is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 139 km2, and its population is 278,961 (2022). It covers the west-central part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside. History Originally a part of Mersin municipality, the municipality of Yenişehir was established in 1993 as a secondary level municipality of Mersin. In 2008 the district Yenişehir was created from part of the former central district of Mersin, along with the districts Mezitli, Toroslar and Akdeniz. At the same time, the former municipality Çiftlikköy was absorbed into the municipality of Yenişehir. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Location Yenişehir is located between Akdeniz (east) and Mezitli (west) districts. In the east Yenişehir is bounded by Efrenk River and in the south by Mediterranean Sea. Population According to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Müftü River
The 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 the Efrenk River. After a mosque named Müftü Mosque was built by the river in Mersin, it was popularly renamed the Müftü River. Geography The headwaters are in the Toros Mountains, near the town of Arslanköy and the village of Atlılar (Sadiye). The river runs east and then south, flowing to the Mediterranean Sea within the city of Mersin at . In fact the river is the borderline between the second level municipalities of Mersin; Yenişehir is to the west and Akdeniz and Toroslar are to the east of the river. There are five bridges within Mersin and one on the Çukurova motorway just north of the city. Hydrology The drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atatürk Monument (Mersin)
Atatürk Monument is a statue depicting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, in Mersin, Turkey. Geography The monument is situated in the Cumhuriyet Square (''Republic square'') in Mersin at . Mersin Halkevi is to the northwest and İsmet İnönü Boulevard is to the southeast of the square. Up to the 1960s, the Mediterranean Sea coast was just to the south, but after the construction of Mersin Harbor now the distance to seaside is about . History Tevfik Sırrı Gür, the governor of Mersin Province in office between 1943 and 1947, was instrumental in building the monument. It was erected in 1944 on 23 April, the 24th anniversary of the foundation of Turkish parliament. Its creator was Turkish sculpture professor Kenan Yontunç, who had created a number of Atatürk statues before. Technical details The monument is a composed of a marble dais and a bronze statue of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey in military uniform. The height of the statue i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard, abbreviated as GMK Boulevard, is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938), the founder of Turkish Republic. Geography The boulevard is a part of the state highway , where it passes through the urban fabric of Mersin. The eastern end of the boulevard is to the north of the Mersin Harbor, at about . It runs to west for . During this course in Akdeniz second level municipality, the boulevard passes on a bridge over the railroad. On both sides of the boulevard, there are shops of small industrial area. Mersin State Hospital is situated on the south side of the boulevard. Then the avenue turns to south for , where it is the boundary line between the two second level municipalities of Mersin namely, Akdeniz and Toroslar. After crossing Müftü River, it runs through Yenişehir second level municipality and it intersects with İsmet İnönü Boulevard by an interchange, from where it directs to southwest for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin Grand Mosque
Mersin Grand Mosque () is a Grand Mosque in Mersin, Turkey. History The original mosque, then named Yeni Cami (), was built in 1898 by the leading people (like Abdülkadir Seydavi) of Mersin. In the 1970s, the mosque has been rebuilt and was renamed Ulucami. The building The mosque is in Akdeniz secondary municipality of Mersin (Central Mersin). It is at the intersection of the main streets. Atatürk Park is to the south and business quarter of the city is to the north and west. The square ground area of the mosque is about The mosque shares this area with a small shopping area named ''Ulu Çarşı''. The parking area is below the basement. It is a three-storey mosque. The prayer section for 3000 people and nartex is at the ground floor. The conference room for 400 people and Youth center is at the basement. There are two minarets one at the east and one at the west. Each minaret has two şerefes (minaret balconies). See also * List of Turkish Grand Mosques References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
