Kocahasanlı

Kocahasanlı
Town
Kocahasanlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°35′N 34°16′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMersin Province
DistrictErdemli
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total5,459
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33760
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33

Kocahasanlı is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey

Geography

Kocahasanlı is a part of Erdemli district of Mersin Province. The distance to Erdemli is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and to Mersin is 41 kilometres (25 mi) The population was 5459 as of 2012.[1]

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 Turkmens. They settled in a location named Üçtepe, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) 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 Bulgaria as a result of ethnical repression of the Bulgarian government against Turks during 1950 s. In 1972, Kocahasanlı was declared a seat of township.[2]

Economy

The main economic activity is green house vegetable agriculture. The town also produces citrus and bananas. The coastline of Kocahasanlı is about 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long and summer tourism begins to play a part in town revenues.

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References
  1. Turksat Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Mayor's page {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
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