Taşucu
Taşucu | |
|---|---|
  Taşucu Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′N 33°53′E / 36.333°N 33.883°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mersin |
| District | Silifke |
| Population (2022) | 15,184 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Taşucu (Greek: Ὅλμοι, Holmoi) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 15,184 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] It had obtained the status of belde after the local elections in Turkey, 1955.
In 2000 a military pier, Agalar, was built 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-west of the town.[5] During the Syrian Civil War the pier was used to ship weapons to Syrian rebel groups as part of the U.S. Timber Sycamore program.[6]
Transportation[edit]
Taşucu is the main ferry terminal to Kyrenia (Girne), the main port of Northern Cyprus.
Culture[edit]
The collections of amphoras donated by Arslan Eyce were gathered in Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum of Taşucu (Turkish: Taşucu Amfora Müzesi) by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1997.[7]
International relations[edit]
Before the regulation on the constitution of Turkey, the town used to be twinned with:
References[edit]
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Nato Mersin Tasucu Agalar Harbour Ammunition Pier". Erkotaş Construction. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Jeremy Binnie, Neil Gibson (8 April 2016). "US arms shipment to Syrian rebels detailed". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Mersin, Taşucu Arslan Eyce Amphora Müzesi". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07.
- ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
External links[edit]
Places adjacent to Taşucu | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
 | This geographical article about a location in Mersin Province, Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |