Taşucu

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Taşucu (Greek: Ὅλμοι, Holmoi) is a small town of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. It obtained the status of Municipality after the local elections in Turkey, 1955. By the new regulations on the constitution, it legally got the status of Mahalle again in 2014. The population was 8,847[1] as of 2012.

In 2000 a military pier, Agalar, was built 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-west of the town.[2] 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.[3]

Transportation[]

Taşucu is the main ferry terminal to Kyrenia (Girne), the main port of Northern Cyprus.

Culture[]

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.[4]

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Before the regulation on the constitution of Turkey, the town used to be twinned with:

References[]

  1. ^ TurksatArchived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Nato Mersin Tasucu Agalar Harbour Ammunition Pier". Erkotaş Construction. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ http://www.kulturvarliklari.gov.tr/TR,44043/mersin-tasucu-arslan-eyce-amphora-muzesi.html
  5. ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

Coordinates: 36°20′N 33°53′E / 36.333°N 33.883°E / 36.333; 33.883

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