Mersin Naval Museum ( Turkish : Mersin Deniz Müzesi ) is a naval museum in Mersin , Turkey .
10-627: The museum is located in the Yenişehir municipality of Mersin. It is on Adnan Menderes Boulevard and about 100 metres (330 ft) to the Mediterranean Sea side. It is next to the Mersin Archaeological Museum . The Muğdat Mosque is to the northeast of the museum. Its total area (including the yard) is 8,044 square metres (86,580 sq ft). The ground area of the building is 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft) Mersin
20-749: Is twinned with: Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool is a complex of swimming pools in Mersin , Turkey . The complex is at 36°48′40″N 34°34′40″E / 36.81111°N 34.57778°E / 36.81111; 34.57778 . It is on 2869 street about 200 metres (660 ft) east of İsmet İnönü Boulevard and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Müftü River . Both Macit Özcan Sports Complex and Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex are situated within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of
30-467: Is a municipality and district of Mersin Province , Turkey . Its area is 139 km , and its population is 278,961 (2022). It covers the west-central part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside. 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
40-695: Is one of the important ports of Turkey. The Turkish Navy decided to establish a naval museum there and construction began on 16 September 2009. The Mersin Naval Museum is the fourth naval museum in Turkey after those of Istanbul , Çanakkale and İskenderun . It was opened to public on 14 July 2011. In the 400 square metres (4,300 sq ft) main hall, objects such as uniforms, weapons, historical battle ship models and paintings about important battles and portraits of admirals such as Çaka Bey , Umur Bey , Piri Reis and Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha are displayed. In
50-559: Is the home to Mersin İdmanyurdu . Another new sports venue built for the 2013 Mediterranean Games is the Mersin Volleyball Hall with 1,000 seating capacity, which hosted the men's tournament matches. The Macit Özcan Sports Complex, built in 2008, consists of three football fields, three tennis courts and three swimming pools, one of them in Olympic-size. The water polo events took place at this site on June 19–26. Yenişehir
60-650: The 2013 Mediterranean Games, a 1,288-seat new Mersin Gymnastics Hall was built, and the existing multi-sport venue Edip Buran Arena as well as the Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex were renovated and modernized. The Edip Buran Arena is home to Turkish Basketball League (TBL) player Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi men's and Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL) player Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi women's basketball teams. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium
70-1249: The City's commercial center. Mersin's largest shopping center "Forum" lies at the middle of Yenişehir. Both Mersin University and Toros University are located in Yenişehir. Muğdat Mosque , the largest mosque in Mersin is also in Yenişehir. There are 32 neighbourhoods in Yenişehir District: Most of Mersin sports venues are in Yenişehir. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium as well as Mersin Olympic Stadium are in Yenişehir. Edip Buran Arena , Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex , Macit Özcan Sports Complex , Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool , Mersin Volleyball Hall , Servet Tazegül Arena , Mersin Tennis Complex and Mersin Gymnastics Hall are also in Yenişehir. All of these facilities were used in 2013 Mediterranean Games . For
80-415: The east Yenişehir is bounded by Efrenk River and in the south by Mediterranean Sea . According to 2022 figures, the population of Yenişehir was 278,961. Approximately 25% of Mersin citizens live in Yenişehir. The annual population growth is over 3.7% which is higher than Mersin average. Yenişehir, also regionally known as Pozcu , is the most densely populated intracity district of Mersin and serves as
90-451: 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. Yenişehir is located between Akdeniz (east) and Mezitli (west) districts. In
100-608: The interactive display hall the visitors can watch videos of the cruiser Hamidye , the Mahmudiye , the Battle of Preveza and Hayreddin Barbarossa , the minelayer Nusret , and the cruiser Yavuz . Bigger military equipment such as radar, torpedoes, etc. are displayed in the museum's yard. Yeni%C5%9Fehir, Mersin Yenişehir ( Turkish pronunciation: ['jeniʃehiɾ] )
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