Mersin today Mersin

1 mersin today

1.1 cuisine
1.2 economy , transportation
1.3 mersin university
1.4 culture
1.5 sports

mersin today

mertim tower

today, mersin large city spreading out along coast, turkey s second tallest skyscraper (the 52-floor mertim tower, tallest skyscraper in turkey 13 years between 1987 , 2000, until completion of İş bankası towers in istanbul), huge hotels, opera house, expensive real estate near sea or in hills, , many other modern urban amenities.the seaside of mersin longest seaside in turkey in eastern mediterranean. population of city 940,418 (mersin provinces 1,705,774) according 2013 estimates. population of sub municipalities within greater mersin shown below:

the metropolitan municipality trying rescue sea front walkways, parks , statues, , there still palm trees on roadsides young generation hang out in cafés , patisseries of smart neighbourhoods such pozcu or Çamlıbel. these established neighbourhoods there many well-known shops , restaurants years of experience , reputations protect. city centre maze of narrow streets , arcades of little shops , cafes, young people buzzing around on scooters. old quarter near fish market find stalls selling tantuni , grilled liver sandwiches. biggest shopping mall of city, forum mersin home more 100 shops , attracts kinds of people shopping.

one of distinctive features of city whole solar heating panels, everywhere, on top of every building.

turkey plans construct first nuclear power plant 80 miles west of mersin. in march 2008, turkey opened bidding construction of plant. environmental groups, such greenpeace, oppose plan.

cuisine

the local cuisine famous, , restaurants specializing on mersin cuisine can found on turkey, , includes specialties such as:

ciğer kebap, (liver on mangal), typically served on lavaş assortment of meze @ 12 skewers @ time,
tantuni, hot lavaş wrap consisting of julienned lamb stir-fried on sac on hint of cottonseed oil,
bumbar, lamb intestines filled mixture of rice, meat , pistachios, served either grilled or steamed,
cezerye, lokum made of sweet carrots, covered in ground pistachios or coconuts,
karsambaç, peeled ice, (or snow) served topping of pekmez or honey,
künefe, wood-oven baked dessert based on mixture of cheese , pastry; famous throughout levant,
kerebiç, shortbread filled pistachio paste, famous throughout levant,
Şalgam suyu, beverage made of fermented red carrots, popular in southern turkey.

en ünlü yemek tantunidit

economy , transportation

historically, mersin major producer of cottonseed oil. rural area around mersin famous citrus , cotton production. banana, olive , various fruits produced.

the port mainstay of mersin s economy. there 45 piers, total port area of 785,000 square metres (194 acres), capacity of 6,000 ships per year.

adjacent port mersin free zone established in 1986, first free zone in turkey, warehouses, shops, assembly-disassembly, maintenance , engineering workshops, banking , insurance, packing-repacking, labelling , exhibition facilities. zone publicly owned center foreign investors, close major markets in (middle east, north africa, east , west europe, russian federation , central asia. trading volume of free zone usd 51,8 billion in 2002.

mersin has highway connections north, east , west. mersin connected southern railroad. adana airport 69 kilometres (43 mi).

70% of male population , 46% of female population employed. unemployment 6.7%.

mersin port international hub many vessels routing european countries. operated psa.

mersin university

mersin university founded in 1992 , started teaching in 1993–1994, 11 faculties, 6 schools , 9 vocational schools. university has had 10 thousand graduates, has broadened current academic staff more 2,100 academicians, , enrolls 22,000 students.

toros university, private university in mersin.

culture

mersin halkevi

because city has been crossroads centuries, local culture medley of civilizations. mersin has state opera , ballet, fourth in turkey after istanbul, İzmir , ankara. mersin international music festival established in 2001 , takes place every october. photography association mersin fotoğraf derneği (mfd), 1 of popular , active cultural organizations in city. cultural activities sponsored İçel sanat kulübü (i.e., art club of mersin) , mediterranean opera , ballet club. there 6 museums within urban fabric; mersin museum, mersin atatürk museum, mersin naval museum, mersin state art , sculpture museum, mersin urban history museum, mersin water museum.

some of largest mosques include muğdat mosque, built in name of companion of islamic prophet, muhammad, miqdad ibn aswad, , central mersin grand mosque. old mosque built sultan abdul aziz in 1865 next foundation (vakıf).

the mersin interfaith cemetery, called tolerance, renowned being common cemetery of religions. includes graves of muslims, christians , jews.

the city hosts roman catholic co-cathedral of st. anthony of padua.

in order swim in clean water need out of town, perhaps hour along coast. beaches @ kızkalesi, ayaş, susanoğlu (app. 50–70 km west) popular families while young people prefer akyar, yapraklı koy, narlıkuyu or quieter bays along coast, of attractive indeed.

sports

the mersin İdmanyurdu sk football club plays in süper lig since 2011–12 season. men s basketball team of mersin büyükşehir belediyesi s.k. plays in turkish basketball league while women s basketball team plays in turkish women s basketball league.

the 10,128-seating capacity tevfik sırrı gür stadium home mersin İdmanyurdu sk. football stadium in mersin mersin olympic stadium 25,534 seating capacity. men s , women s basketball teams of mersin büyükşehir belediyesi s.k. play home matches @ edip buran sport hall, has seating capacity of 2,700.

mersin hosted 2013 mediterranean games. purpose, eleven new sports venues built. servet tazegül arena, fourth biggest indoor arena of turkey 7,500 seating capacity, hosted men s basketball events , volleyball finals of games. athletics , paralympic athletics events held @ nevin yanıt athletics complex.