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)).

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Toroslar
District
Kuva-yi Milliye Monument in Toroslar
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin
Government
• Mayor	Atsız Afşin Yılmaz (MHP)
• Kaymakam	Ahmet Hikmet Şahin
Population  (2020)[1]
• District	310,606
Post code	333xx
Area code	0324
Licence plate	33
Website	www.toroslar.bel.tr

Geography

Toroslar composes the northern quarters of Mersin at about 36°49′N 34°37′E. 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. The majority of residents are blue-collar workers who work at factories or in the fields.

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

Toroslar is twinned with:

• Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan

See also

• Mersin
• Mersin province
• Akdeniz
• Mezitli
• Yenişehir
• Mersin Interfaith Cemetery
• Mersin Bus Station

References

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