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Mezitli
Secondary municipality in Mersin, Turkey

Mezitli

Mezitli is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey.

Plan a trip to Mezitli→From Tarsus

Its area is 371 km2, and its population is 225,824 (2024). It covers the westernmost part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside. The Mayor of Mezitli is Ahmet Serkan Tuncer.

How locals move

Getting around Mezitli the local way

  • Get inTake a dolmuş downtown: this may be included in your bus fare, enquire when booking.
  • Get inFrom Tarsus or Adana a dolmuş is slower than an inter-city coach but might bring you to city centre.
  • Get inAkgunlerdenizcilik ferries sail daily from Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus.
  • Get inThe "Feribot" is the year-round car ferry.
  • Get inFerries no longer sail from Syria or Lebanon.

From Wikivoyage: Mersin, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.