Mersin is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is part of an interurban agglomeration – the Adana-Mersin Metropolitan Area – and lies on the western part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical, and cultural region. The city was named after the aromatic plant Myrsine (Greek: Μυρσίνη) in the family Primulaceae, a myrtle that grows in abundance in the area (Turkish: mersin); the 17th-century traveler Evliya Çelebi wrote that there was also a clan named Mersinoğulları
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Highly recommended as must see place in Mersin. Very high quality exhibits and also explained in English Language making the visit more memorable. Ticket is 7tl which is affordable. Loads of chairs to sit if you get tired and the toilet is extremely clean which helps.
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Turkey Mersin Naval Museum was inaugurated as the fourth naval museum on July 14, 2011 .
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