Mersin Governor's Office
Anamur ferry to carry passengers to Turkish Cyprus in June
Ferry services will commence from the southern province of Mersin's Anamur district to Turkish Cyprus in June with the "Pier Project," reducing the travel time to an hour-and-a-half.
Speaking to the press during his visit to the pier on May 30, Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan highlighted that Anamur is the closest point in Türkiye to North Cyprus.
1 ton of cocaine seized at Mersin Port
Custom enforcement officers have seized 1 ton of cocaine at the Mersin Port in southern Turkey.
This is the largest amount of cocaine ever seized in the country, Trade Minister Mehmet Muş said on Twitter, congratulating the General Directorate of Customs Protection units for the "successful operation."
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Controlled blast at Akkuyu nuclear plant site creates political stir
A controlled blast at the construction site of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey's southern province of Mersin has created a political stir and unrest in the country as many residential areas around the site were affected by the blast.
CHP-run municipalities to continue helping citizens despite gov’t bans: Spokesperson
Municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will continue to distribute aid to citizens despite facing bans from the government amid the coronavirus pandemic, party spokesperson Faik Öztrak has said.
Police shoot dead would-be ISIL suicide bomber planning attack on police station in Turkey's Mersin
Police shot and killed a would-be suicide bomber from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Sept. 6, preparing to attack a police station near the regional National Intelligence Organization (MİT) base in the southern Turkish province of Mersin.
Fight erupts between Syrians, locals in Turkey's Mersin
A fight erupted between locals and Syrians in the southern province of Mersin on April 17, Doğan News Agency has reported.
The fight initially began as a dispute over money between the Syrians, who are working as farm laborers, and locals. But tension rose after crowds grew around the groups.
The fight occurred in the Adanalıoğlu neighborhood of the Akdeniz district.
333 immigrants captured en route from Turkey to Italy
Turkish coast guard units have captured 333 migrants, mostly Syrian refugees, in a boat as they were attempting to sail to Europe.
The coast guard's Mediterranean region command staged the operation late on Jan. 18, capturing 333 migrants on a boat off the southern province of Mersin.