Tourism centers of Mersin Province explained

Tourism centers of Mersin Province, are eight officially determined locations where the touristic investments will be promoted through incentive scheme.[1] in Mersin Province, Turkey.Six of the locations are known as Tourist centers and the last two in Tarsus are known as Culture and Tourism conservation and development areas.[2] [3] Except for the last one (Karboğazı) which is in the mountains, all of these centers are seaside locations.

DistrictName of the centerArea
ha
Distance to district center
km
Distance to Mersin
km
AnamurMelleç3021245
GülnarOrtaburun9135151
SilifkeKargıcak7235120
SilifkeNarlıkuyu-Akyar10461675
SilifkeOvacık9543128
SilifkeTaşucu-Boğsak11591696
Tarsus17121540
TarsusKarboğazı35736087

References

  1. http://www.kultur.gov.tr/TR/belge/1-44065/turizmi-tesvik-kanunu.html The law for the encouragement of tourism
  2. Metap:Mersin Turizm merkezleri Kültür ve Turizm Koruma ve gelişim bölgeleri, 2010
  3. http://www.mersinkulturturizm.gov.tr/belge/1-63900/turizm-merkezleri-ve-bolgeleri.html Page of Provincial Tourism Directorate