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.
Mersin lies on the western side of Çukurova, a Turkish economic hub housing Turkey's largest seaport. The city also hosted the 2013 Mediterranean Games. From Wikipedia
