The Göksu River, known in antiquity as the Calycadnus and in the Middle Ages as the Saleph, is a river on the Taşeli Plateau in southern Turkey. Its two sources arise in the Taurus Mountains—the northern in the Geyik Mountains and the southern in the Haydar Mountains—and meet south of Mut. The combined stream then flows south to the Göksu Delta in the Mediterranean Sea near Silifke.
Silifke, anciently Seleucia, is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,692 km2, and its population is 132,665 (2022). It is 80 km (50 mi) west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of the Çukurova plain.
Mersin Province, formerly İçel Province, is a province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Its area is 16,010 km2, and its population is 1,916,432 (2022). The provincial capital and the biggest city in the province is Mersin, which is composed of four municipalities and district governorates: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir. Next largest is Tarsus, the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. The province is considered to be a part of the geographical, economical and cultural region of Çukurova, which covers the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay.
Meydancık Castle is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey. The original name was Kirshu and the name of the ruin during Ottoman times was Beydili Kale.
The Stone Bridge or Silifke Bridge is a historical bridge in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Paradeniz is a lagoon along the Mediterranean Sea shore in Turkey. It is part of a lagoon system composed of four lakes.
Silifke Castle is a medieval castle in Turkey.
Mut Wind Farm is a wind power plant consisting of eleven wind turbines situated on Mt. Magras in Özlü in the Mut district of Mersin Province in southern Turkey. The wind farm went into service in 2010.
Akhayat is a sinkhole in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Alata River is small river in Erdemli ilçe (district) of Mersin Province, Turkey
İçil was the name of a sanjak in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire.
Yerköprü Waterfall is a waterfall in Mersin Province, southern Turkey. It is a registered natural monument.
Anamur Museum is a museum of archaeology and ethnography in Anamur ilçe (district) of Mersin Province, southern Turkey.
Silifke Atatürk Museum is a two-storey house in Silifke which hosted the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and his wife in 1925.
The Temple of Jupiter is a ruined Roman temple in Silifke, Turkey. It was built in the 2nd century, and presently one column still stands.
Taşucu Seka Harbor is a harbor in Turkey. Taşucu is a town in Silifke ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. It is situated to the west of the Göksu River, and is the main port of the settlements in the Göksu River valley. Taşucu is the name of the belde (town) and Seka is the name of the paper mill situated next to Taşucu.
Silifke HES is a regulator and a low power hydroelectric plant in Turkey.
Birkapılı HES is a privatelly-owned hydroelectric plant in Turkey.
Sinekkale is an archaeological site where the architectural remains of a large villa rustica have been identified in Turkey. The original name is unknown.
Uzuncaburç is an archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey, containing the remnants of the ancient city of Diokaisareia or Diocaesarea.
