Arkum

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = neighbourhood

| province = Mersin

| district = Silifke

| name = Arkum

| population_total = 1737

| population_as_of = 2022

| coordinates = {{coord|36|21|N|34|03|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}

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|elevation_m = 2

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Arkum is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 1,737 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).{{Cite web |title=Law No. 6360|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm |date=6 December 2012 |work=Official Gazette|language=tr}}{{Cite web |title=Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2010/09/20100912-1-1.doc |date=12 September 2010|work=Official Gazette|language=tr|format=DOC}}

It is in the alluvial plain at the east of Göksu River. In the vicinity of Arkum, the Mediterranean Sea coast runs from north to south and is about {{convert|2|km}} from Arkum, so the town may be considered as a coastal town. Towns Atakent and Atayurt are to the north and Silifke is to the west. Distance to Silifke is about {{convert|10|km}} and distance to Mersin is about {{convert|75|km}}.