Today, our country has one of the most important port of Mersin, Turkey as well as the archaeological findings uncovered in the Neolithic era where the first is one. Myrtle's just three miles west Soguksu valley in Yumuktepe mound in the famous British archaeologist John Garstang tarafından1936-39 and 1946-47 years, in the excavations of the region's first production in the transition phase that the Islamic era until the continuous settlement stage and Yumuktepe our country's oldest revealed that location of the. Cyprus, from 1993 to Isabella Caneva Veli Sevin-chaired by the Turkish-Italian joint excavation team has been digging again. In the ancient ages to the present one of the city where the city's existence is known Zephyrium. Belonging to this city several times and remains of the old Community Center and other buildings were found in the main excavation.
Of the city, spent the last 200 years, the development and changes are very interesting from every angle. Our famous traveler Evliya Celebi 1671 from Silifke Mersin Tarsus toward shore when the present quarters of the Turkmen in the vicinity of a promise by Mersinoğlu etmektedir.1812 'Captain Beaufort Mersinayı few notes from the cabin as a place which is defined. Ch.Texier 1830s, used as the port of Tarsus fact, around the ancient ruins that are referred to as a village. Th. In the vicinity of Adana and Mersin travel from Kotschy'nin 1855'ten become the main pier is understood. Langlois, the ancient Zephyrium founded on the ruins of the environment is specified as the most important port.
According to some quarters of the Turkmen in the region according to some travelers, too grown Mersin (Myrtas) the name of the tree, this settlement XIX. century, entered as a simple village of Adana province until the Tanzimat, Tarsus, Accident, Gokce remained in position with a village in the township. XIX. since the beginning of the century village of Tarsus, Mersin, Adana in the port's main pier of the fountain when it comes to the situation abruptly changed the fate of this small settlement. Reforms of the free space after the Cukurova region of Anatolia has become the most vibrant agricultural and industrial, while in 1851 in Mersin, a parish center, 1864 center of Mersin accident, an accident in 1877 became the independent City of Sanchez.
Adana-Mersin railway line to enter service in 1886 to develop and further accelerates the changes. This situation begins to be affected in a negative way of Tarsus, and will remain in the background. This brigade is the result of Adana, Mersin, 1888 Sanchez, Tarsus, while the income due to an accident. Cukurova and drought in their first year of railroad Icel ve1887'deki despite the negative effects of floods and later in terms of miles per capita income in the Ottoman Empire took first place among the other railroads.
XIX. At the end of the century all over the world to Mersin, the Mediterranean trade relations is a lively port city. Indian goods, the Russian petrol, Chinese rice, Manchester textiles from France, coffee and sugar, matches, hardware and a thousand and one varieties of goods, while Adana and Anatolia grain products and cotton, wool, leather, silk cocoons, small and cattle raisins, carpets, wax, wood, dried fruit and poppy seed to all the Mediterranean countries, especially France and Russia are sending. Demographically intensive international trade brings a cosmopolitan structure. Many buildings are made in the city, the merchants are located, in many countries has opened the consulate and a bank branch. Ottoman Bank, Agricultural Bank and Bank of Thessaloniki was founded in 1888. On the other hand, Die Deutsche Orientbank, La Banque Française de Syrie, Athens Bank, banks are in the first place. The colorful mosaic of urban population in the best way is followed in the old urban fabric. Muslim indigenous peoples of the Old City Core in their neighborhoods, the exchange results from the Cretan Turks, Cretans district, from Egypt Fellah Garden in the neighborhood of Latakia, and Tripoli coming Kiremithane district; Bulgarian immigrants Homurlu village, Thessaloniki from the Osmaniye neighborhoods, Tahtacı called Nusariye part coming from the mountains in wooded Nusairis nomadic in various sectors, Nigde, Kayseri and islands from the Greeks, and Armenians XX. at the beginning of the century, Jews have lived in certain parts of town. Dominate a significant portion of trade, and foreign origin, rich in Beirut with Lebanese traders settled in the coastal strip. XIX. Since the mid-century development of the city's cosmopolitan nature and monumental buildings were Çoksayıda parallel.
Fermanla1853'te Abdulmecit given by the Latin Catholic Church, 1865 at the beach Abdulmecit Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan's mother on behalf of a fountain, a mosque in the same place five years sonra1870'de (Old Mosque), the same year, Armenian Orthodox, 1871 Arab-Orthodox Church and the Stone Khan, Mufti Mosque and Madrasa of 1884, 1885, Orthodox Church of Ayios Georgios, 1898 Tahtali Mığribi Mosque and the mosque, Masjid İhsaniye 1 ~ 2000 early 1899, Government Building, 1903 'Hadra in Bath, was built in 1906, the Jewish synagogues.
At the end of World War I, 17 December 1918, due to the difficulties of the Armistice was occupied by British and French to the French left to the British who then was shot Cukurova. December 20, 1921, was withdrawn from the French by the Treaty of Ankara. Icel Mersin in 1924 and made two separate provinces, the central province of Mersin Icel were merged in 1933.
In this book the pictures of Mersin, XIX. Century II. Until World War II, which belongs to this colorful era. Many former residents of Mersin in the present moment are the remaining old-time memories. Especially in coastal and port-related images that you're following the Mediterranean's waves, sometimes beaten, sometimes caressing the beautiful beach that stretches along the entire coast today, leaving no evidence. When little attention to various details in the panorama may sound familiar to the people of Mersin. In part because the city's historic core of the old is still alive.
XVII. küçümencik Turkmen century barracks in front of us ever spent time in the stunning development will also continue. Özellikleserbest regions far beyond the application of the city will take its present size. Extending from the past to the future of this dynamic city, offering cross-section of a time at the beginning of our century, in time past to the people of Mersin, Mersin, and the current picture of the old, the future we hope to attract the attention of citizens.
