Kocahasanlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Erdemli Erdemli is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,279 km2, and its population is 151,928 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin. Geography Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) a ...

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. Its population is 4,495 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''

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'').

Geography

The distance to Erdemli is and to

Mersin Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...

is .

People and history

Although there are ruins around the town, the town itself is quite young. The population of Kocahasanlı is composed of Yörüks who were nomadic Turkmen. They settled in a location named Üçtepe, northwest of the town in 1928. In 1952 the village was relocated to its present location. But there is also a group of families which had moved from

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as a result of ethnic repression by the Bulgarian government against Turks during the 1950s. In 1972, Kocahasanlı was declared a seat of township.

Economy

The main economic activity is

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vegetable agriculture. The town also produces citrus and bananas. The coastline of Kocahasanlı is about long and summer tourism begins to play a part in town revenues.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kocahasanli Populated coastal places in Turkey Tourist attractions in Mersin Province Neighbourhoods in Erdemli District