Taşucu

Taşucu (Greek: Holmi) is a small town of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. It obtained the status of Municipality after the local elections in Turkey, 1955. By the new regulations on the constitution, it legally got the status of Mahalle again in 2014. The population was 8,847[1] as of 2012.

In 2000 a military pier, Agalar, was built 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-west of the town.[2] During the Syrian Civil War the pier was used to ship weapons to Syrian rebel groups as part of the U.S. Timber Sycamore program.[3]

Transportation

Taşucu is the main ferry terminal to Kyrenia (Girne), the main port of Northern Cyprus.

Culture

The collections of amphoras donated by Arslan Eyce were gathered in Amphora Museum of Taşucu (Turkish: Taşucu Amfora Müzesi) by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1997.[4]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Before the regulation on the constitution of Turkey, the town used to be twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ TurksatArchived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Nato Mersin Tasucu Agalar Harbour Ammunition Pier". Erkotaş Construction. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Jeremy Binnie, Neil Gibson (8 April 2016). "US arms shipment to Syrian rebels detailed". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.kulturvarliklari.gov.tr/TR,44043/mersin-tasucu-arslan-eyce-amphora-muzesi.html
  5. ↑ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

Coordinates: 36°20′N 33°53′E / 36.333°N 33.883°E / 36.333; 33.883


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