Mersin
This article is about the city. For the province, see Mersin Province. Metropolitan municipality in Mediterranean, Turkey Mersin Metropolitan municipality Mersin Yenişehir shore to west Mersin Location of Mersin within Turkey Coordinates: 36°48′N 34°38′E / 36.800°N 34.633°E / 36.800; 34.633 Coordinates: 36°48′N 34°38′E / 36.800°N 34.633°E / 36.800; 34.633 Country Turkey Region Mediterranean Province Mersin Government • Mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz (MHP) Elevation 10 m (30 ft) Population (2014) [1] • Total 915,703 Time zone FET (UTC+3) Postal code 33XXX Area code(s) (+90) 324 Licence plate 33 Website Mersin Mersin is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is part of an interurban agglomeration – the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area – and lies on the western part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical, and cultural region. The city was named after the aromatic plant Myrsine (Greek: Μυρσίνη ) in the family Primulaceae, a myrtle that grows ...