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Toroslar

{{short description|Secondary municipality in Mersin, Turkey}}

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = metro district

| name = Toroslar

| image_skyline = Anit, Toroslar, Mersin.png

| image_caption = Kuva-yi Milliye Monument in Toroslar

| image_map = Mersin location Toroslar.png

| map_caption = Map showing Toroslar District in Mersin Province

| coordinates = {{coord|36|49|N|34|37|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| province = Mersin

| leader_party = CHP

| leader_name = Abdurrahman Yıldız

| leader_name1 =

| area_total_km2 = 1075

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 319711

| population_as_of = 2022

| postal_code =

| area_code = 0324

| website = {{url|http://www.toroslar.bel.tr/}}

}}

Toroslar is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 1,075 km2,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=12 July 2023}} and its population is 319,711 (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}} It covers the northern part of the city of Mersin and the adjacent countryside.

Geography

The district of Akdeniz lies in the southeast. Müftü River and the district of Yenişehir lie in the southwest. Southern slopes of Toros mountains lie in the north. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.yumuktepe.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190:yumuktepe-hakkinda-genel-blg-prof-sabella-caneva&catid=88:oence-yumuktepe-vardi&Itemid=100054 |title=YUMUKTEPE HAKKINDA GENEL BİLGİ (PROF. İSABELLA CANEVA) |website=www.yumuktepe.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723190552/http://www.yumuktepe.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190:yumuktepe-hakkinda-genel-blg-prof-sabella-caneva&catid=88:oence-yumuktepe-vardi&Itemid=100054 |archive-date=2008-07-23}} Modern settlement began in the 19th century.

Originally a part of Mersin municipality, the municipality of Toroslar was established in 1993. In 2008 the district Toroslar was created from part of the former central district of Mersin, along with the districts Mezitli, Akdeniz and Yenişehir. At the same time, the former municipalities Dorukkent, Arpaçsakarlar and Yalınayak were absorbed into the municipality of Toroslar.[https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2008/03/20080322M1-1.htm Kanun No. 5747], Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.{{Cite web |title=İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri |url=https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/kurumlar/icisleri.gov.tr/IcSite/illeridaresi/İstatistiki%20Bilgiler/İl%20İdaresi%20ve%20Mülki%20Bölümler/il%20ilce%20kurulus%20tarihleri_2019.pdf |access-date=5 September 2023|page=63 |language=tr}} At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.{{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}}

Population

As of 2022, the population of Toroslar is 319,711, which makes it the second-most populous district of Mersin Province after Tarsus.

Approximately 30% of Mersin citizens live in Toroslar. The majority of residents are blue-collar workers who work at factories or in the fields.

File:Toroslar, Mersin.jpg

Composition

There are 67 neighbourhoods in Toroslar District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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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.{{cite journal |url=http://dergi.gsb.gov.tr/sayi-06/files/assets/basic-html/page76.html |publisher=Gençlik Spor |title=Modernize Edilecek Tesisler |date=June 2012 |volume=6 |page=67 |language=tr |access-date=2013-07-10 }}{{cite web |url=http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=41 |publisher=Mersin Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü |title=7. Bölge Spor Salonu |language=tr |access-date=2013-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706135657/http://mersin.gsb.gov.tr/Sayfalar/tesisDetay.aspx?DT=41 |archive-date=2013-07-06 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mersin2013.gov.tr/detay/6703/Bocce-Tesisi |publisher=Mersin 2013 |title=1.000 Seyirci Kapasiteli Bocce Tesisi |language=tr |access-date=2013-07-08 }}

International relations

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey}}

Toroslar is twinned with:

References

{{Commons category|Toroslar}}

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{{Districts of Turkey|provname=Mersin}}

{{Mersin Province}}

{{Toroslar District}}

Category:Populated places in Toroslar District

Category:Districts of Mersin Province

Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey