Mezitli is a municipality and district of Mersin Province , Turkey . Its area is 371 km, and its population is 222,436 (2022). It covers the westernmost part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside. The Mayor of Mezitli is Ahmet Serkan Tuncer.
12-456: Mezitli covers the western part of Mersin proper. Southern quarters of Mezitli are popularly known as Viranşehir ("ruined city") because of the ruins. (see below) Yenişehir , another municipality of Mersin, is to the east of Mezitli, Mediterranean Sea is in the south and Toros Mountains in the north. In the west of Mezitli there are summer houses and coastal villages most of which are specialized in citrus industry. Mezitli River (Liparis of
24-555: A district of middle class residences. Most of Mezitli citizens are either retired or active working people. (Most of business offices are in the other municipalities of Mersin.) There are 40 neighbourhoods in Mezitli District: Mezitli is twinned with: Yeni%C5%9Fehir (Mersin) Yenişehir ( Turkish pronunciation: ['jeniʃehiɾ] ) is a municipality and district of Mersin Province , Turkey . Its area
36-691: Is twinned with: Mersin University Mersin University ( Turkish : Mersin Üniversitesi ) is a public university, built in 1992 in Mersin Province , Turkey . It has about 39,000 students, 1,813 academic staff, and a number of foreign and guest academic staff. The university has research and sports facilities, in Mersin town centre and in other towns. In 2005 the Mersin Technology Development Zone (Technoscope)
48-445: 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 the former central district of Mersin, along with the districts Mezitli , Toroslar and Akdeniz . At
60-559: 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
72-650: 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
84-468: The antiquity) flows within Mezitli. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Soli , which was renamed by Roman general Pompey as Pompeipolis (Πομπηιόπολη) is within Mezitli. Soli was the dominion of Rhodes , Persian Empire , Macedonian Empire , Seleucid Empire , Roman Empire and its successor Byzantine Empire . But after the great earthquake in 528, the city lost its former glory. In later years,
96-408: The former central district of Mersin, along with the districts Akdeniz , Toroslar and Yenişehir . At the same time, the former municipalities Davultepe, Tece and Kuyuluk were absorbed into the municipality of Mezitli. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation , the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Mezitli is known as
108-1189: 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
120-409: The ruins of the city was a part of Umayyad Caliphate , Seljuk Sultanate of Rum , Crusades , Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia , Ramadanids , Mamluk Sultanate , and Ottoman Empire . In the early 20th century, there was only a small village just north of Soli, named after "Mezitoğlu", an Oghuz tribe. The town municipality was established in 1968. In 2008 the district Mezitli was created from part of
132-402: 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 the east Yenişehir is bounded by Efrenk River and in
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#1732852343105144-486: 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 the City's commercial center. Mersin's largest shopping center "Forum" lies at
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