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It is a historic city, 20 km (12 miles) inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Adana-Mersin metropolitan area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey. Tarsus forms an administrative district in the eastern part of Mersin Province and lies at the heart of the Çukurova region.
Sep 26, 2017 · Tarsus, a historic city part of the Mersin province, has a story that goes back around 6,000 years. Most notably, Tarsus is where Mark Antony and Cleopatra met for the first time, as well as being the supposed birthplace of Paul the Apostle. Former capital of the Roman province of Cilicia, Tarsus has a lot to discover. Cleopatra’s Gate.
Mersin Museum was founded in 1978. Its former location was in Mersin Halkevi Building. However the exhibition hall of the former museum building was insufficient for the Mersin-area-archaeological items and the new building was constructed. It was opened on 18 May 2017. Exhibits
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Tarsus is an ancient, and modern, city in Mediterranean Turkey, located between Mersin and Adana . Understand. Cleopatra's gate. Tarsus has a long and prestigious history; in times of Ancient Greece it was already a regional center at the crossing of several important trade routes, linking Anatolia to Syria and beyond.
Museum. Ethnography Hall. Archaeology Hall. Location and access. References. Tarsus Museum. Coordinates: 36°54′52″N 34°53′18″E. Tarsus Museum is an archaeology and ethnography museum in Tarsus, Mersin Province, in southern Turkey. The present location of the museum is in the city's cultural complex known as "75th Anniversary Culture Complex".
by Miraç Tapan. ISTANBUL Apr 29, 2017 - 12:00 am GMT+3. Once home to many ancient civilizations and the birthplace of monotheistic religions, Tarsus is a hidden gem located in southern Turkey ...
Mersin Archaeological Museum. This purpose-built museum, which opened in 2017, is one of the best in provincial Turkey and will help you to put much of what you've seen along the coast in perspective.
