Toroslar

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Toroslar
District
Street scene, Toroslar, Mersin
Street scene, Toroslar, Mersin
Location of Toroslar
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMersin
Government
 • MayorAtsız Afşin Yılmaz (MHP)
 • KaymakamAhmet Hikmet Şahin
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • District
310,606
Post code
333xx
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33
Websitewww.toroslar.bel.tr

Toroslar is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders. Now in Mersin there are four second-level municipalities in addition to Greater Mersin (büyükşehir) municipality. The mayor of Toroslar is Atsız Afşin Yılmaz (member of MHP, elected in 2019)).

Geography[]

Toroslar composes the northern quarters of Mersin at about 36°49′N 34°37′E / 36.817°N 34.617°E / 36.817; 34.617. The sister municipality of Akdeniz lies in the southeast. Müftü River and the sister municipality of Yenişehir lie in the south west. Southern slopes of Toros mountains lie in the north.[2] Mersin intrafaith cemetery is in Toroslar.

History[]

Yumuktepe, the ruins of one of the earliest human settlements in Anatolia is in Toroslar. Excavations by John Garstang and Seton Lloyd both of which were directors of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, revealed 23 levels of occupation, the earliest dating from c. 6300 BC. The site however was abandoned during Byzantine Empire period.[3] Modern settlement began in the 19th century. Originally a part of Mersin municipality, the municipality of Toroslar was established in 1993 as a secondary level municipality and the corresponding district governorate was established in 2008.

Population[]

According to 2020 figures the population of Toroslar is 310,606 (155,881 male and 154.725 female citizens), which makes it the most populous intracity municipality of Mersin.[4] Approximately % 30 of Mersin citizens live in Toroslar.

Politics[]

Different ethnic groups live together in Toroslar. Among these groups are the Yörüks living in the higher parts of the district, the Alevis who came from all over Turkey, the Kurds who immigrated from the eastern provinces and the Arabs who are native to Mersin. The diversity of ethnicities in the district means that all of the country's major political parties receive more than a certain percentage of votes. While the Yörüks generally support the ultranationalist MHP and the conservative AKP, it is observed that most of them are moving to the İYİ Party. There is an intense Alevi social democratic population supporting the CHP. The dense Kurdish population ensures that HDP's vote is quite high. [5]

Rural area[]

There are 32 villages and five towns in the rural area of Toroslar.[6] These are situated to the north of Toroslar.

Sport[]

Sports venues in the district are the 325-seat multi-sport venue, Mersin District 7 Sports Hall, and new-built Toroslar Bocce Facility, both used during the 2013 Mediterranean Games.[7][8][9]

International relations[]

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

Toroslar is twinned with:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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  4. ^ Population page
  5. ^ https://www.haberturk.com/secim/secim2018/genel-secim/ilce/mersin-toroslar-944. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Modernize Edilecek Tesisler" (in Turkish). 6. Gençlik Spor. June 2012: 67. Retrieved 2013-07-10. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "7. Bölge Spor Salonu" (in Turkish). Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  9. ^ "1.000 Seyirci Kapasiteli Bocce Tesisi" (in Turkish). Mersin 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
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