Erdemli

Description

Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, 35 km west of the city of Mersin. The district extends from the Mediterranean coastal plain, the largest agricultural area in Mersin Province, to high in the Taurus Mountains where there is forest, and then a large area (half the land area of the district) is high mountain above the treeline. Erdemli is a quiet rural district where the people are conservative, and is traditionally a stronghold of Turkish nationalist politicians; however some departments of Mersin University are opening branches here which will surely have an effect on the cultural and social life of Erdemli in the future. This is an attractive forested coastal district, and Erdemli is now attracting investment in infrastructure to develop a tourist industry.