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Mersin

Mersin, formerly known as İçel, is a port city in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The Port of Mersin is among the largest ports in Turkey. Mersin, the tenth most populous city in the country, has a population of 1,840. It has a population of 840,425. It has a population of 425.

The oldest known name of Mersin is Kizzuvatna, which became Kue in the Hittite period and Cilicia in the classical period. Excavations and research in this area have revealed that the first traces of settlement were seen in the Cretaceous and Copper Age. Excavations at the Eye Cave and Yumuktepe have also shown that the site was a very important center in history. It's M. Oh, my God. The written history of the place until the 6th century is intertwined with the histories of local kingdoms such as Hurri, Luvi, Arzava, Kizzuvatna and their culture, as well as the histories of the Hittite, Assyrian and Babylonian kingdoms that later ruled here. The written history of the area until the 20th century includes the histories of local kingdoms such as Hurri, Luvi, Arzava, Kizzuvatna and their cultures, as well as the histories of the Hittite, Assyrian and Babylonian kingdoms that later dominated the area.

The region that remained under Hittite rule for a certain period was later conquered by Assyrian King III. The one from Selomossa, M. Oh, my God. In 528 it fell to the Persians. It's M. Oh, my God. In 527 B.C.E., the Greeks conquered the area and Cyprus. Oh, my God. In 334, Mersin was captured by the Macedonians.

The first appearance of Turks in the region was with the influx of Turkmen groups led by Suleiman Shah, the son of Kutaldim, the founder of the Anatolian Seljuk State, between 1082 and 1083. Depending on the changes and developments in the administrative units of the Ottoman Empire with the Ottoman rule, the region in which Mersin was located was included in different administrative units.

In the last days of the Ottoman Empire, the province, which experienced the danger of leaving Turkish rule after the First World War and the occupation of some regions, participated in the National Struggle with all its might. The date of Mersin's liberation from the occupation is January 3, 1922.

The main places to be seen from a historical and tourist point of view are: Alahan Monastery (Mut), Kravga Bridge, Kızkalesi, Yumuktepe, Kanlıdivane (Neapolis), Anamuryum Ruins, Viranşehir (Soli), Tarsus - St. Paul's Church, Silifke-Uzuncaburç, Karaduvar, Ayaş, Çamlıyayla Namrun Rock Castle (Lampron) and Sinap Castle, Alahan (Alacahan) Monastery, Narlıkuyu, Zeus (Jupiter) temple, Caves of Paradise Hell, Caves of the Cave Corps, Kay Castle, Castle of Hell, Tombs of the Lion Village, Caves, Tombs of the Great Man, Tarsus-Ulu Cami, Tarsus-E Tami, Tombs of the Great Man.

Lokman, the physician's servant, lived in Tarsus. At the same time, there is a legend about Shahmeran, the king of snakes: Shahmeran falls in love with the daughter of the king of the land, one of the witches tells him that the princess will come to the bath and if he wants to see her, he will secretly take her to a room in the bath. Even if your lover is a little suspicious, love will darken his eyes and go away. He'll be slaughtered there. The redness on the navel of the ancient bath that still stands in Tarsus is believed to be the blood of the martyr.