City Details: Mersin
A few alternate names for Mersin are: Icel, Mersin, Mersina, Mersine, Mersino, Merson, Mersyna, Myrte, Mêrsîn, QIN
Mersin is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province. It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir.
Inspired by Petr Knoll and Filip Zrnzevic
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Mersin
General Information
- Official Name: Türkiye
- Common Name: Turkey
- Population: 537842
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 36.81196, 34.63886
- Country Code: TUR
- Continent: Europe, Asia
Closest Airports to Mersin
- 1. Adana Airport (ADA), distance from city center: 60.11 km
- 2. İncirlik Air Base (UAB), distance from city center: 73.10 km
- 3. Hatay Airport (HTY), distance from city center: 154.99 km
Location of Mersin
Country Details
- Country: Turkey
- Official Name: Republic of Turkey
- Capital: Ankara
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Western Asia
- Population: 84,339,067
- Area: 783,562 km²
- Languages: Turkish
- Currency: Turkish lira (₺)
- Timezones: UTC+03:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
- Georgia
- Greece
- Iran
- Iraq
- Syrian Arab Republic
Holidays in Mersin, Türkiye
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Türkiye for 2026
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- Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı - 2026-04-23
- İşçi Bayramı - 2026-05-01
- Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı - 2026-05-19
- Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü - 2026-07-15
- Zafer Bayramı - 2026-08-30
- Cumhuriyet Bayramı - 2026-10-29
Top Events in Mersin, Türkiye
Music
Aug
22
Fri
Dj Ali Taş ile 90'lar 2000’ler Pop Gecesi
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Aug
23
Sat
Bülent Ersoy
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Aug
29
Fri
Mami Keskin
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Aug
30
Sat
Doksanlar Diskosu
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Sep
5
Fri
Melek Mosso
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Sep
10
Wed
Ali Doğan Gönültaş
5:00 PM
Yenişehir Belediyesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Barış Salonu
Music
Sep
13
Sat
Berkay
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Sep
19
Fri
Gülşen
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Sep
20
Sat
Walkman 90'lar Türkçe Pop Gecesi
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Sep
24
Wed
Golden Voices Nükhet Duru - Fatih Erkoç ve Ahmet Baran
6:00 PM
Yenişehir Belediyesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
Music
Oct
4
Sat
Gipsy Kings by Andre Reyes
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Arts & Theatre
Oct
6
Mon
Sefa Doğanay
5:30 PM
Mezitli Kültür Merkezi
Arts & Theatre
Oct
6
Mon
Sefa Doğanay
5:30 PM
Yenişehir Belediyesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
Music
Oct
7
Tue
Evgeny Grinko
6:00 PM
Yenişehir Belediyesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
Music
Oct
8
Wed
Ceren ÖZDEMİR
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Oct
10
Fri
Emre Altuğ
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Oct
11
Sat
Haktan
6:00 PM
Jolly Joker Mersin
Music
Oct
12
Sun
Xece
5:30 PM
Yenişehir Belediyesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
Music
Oct
12
Sun
Sancak
7:00 PM
6:45 Mersin
Music
Oct
15
Wed
Leman Sam
5:30 PM
Yenişehir Belediyesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
Museums in Mersin, Türkiye
Museum
Mersin Arkeoloji Müzesi
Adnan Menderes Boulevard 54, 33130 Yenişehir, Turkey
Coordinates: 36.7815° N, 34.6013° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00
Museum
Mersin Atatürk Evi
Atatürk Caddesi 34, 33070 Mersin, Turkey
Coordinates: 36.7951° N, 34.6266° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00 • Mo 09:00-09:00
Museum
Mersin Deniz Müzesi
Adnan Menderes Boulevard, 33140 Yenişehir, Turkey
Coordinates: 36.7813° N, 34.6001° E
Museum
Mersin Açık Hava Müzesi
Adnan Menderes Boulevard, 33140 Yenişehir, Turkey
Coordinates: 36.7797° N, 34.5990° E
Hours: 24/7
Museum
Kent Tarihi Müzesi
5219. Sokak, 33070 Mersin, Turkey
Coordinates: 36.8001° N, 34.6282° E