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.
Dana Island is a small Mediterranean island of Turkey.
Kanlıdivane is an ancient city situated around a big sinkhole in Mersin Province, Turkey.
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.
Tapureli ruins are in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Tokmar Castle is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey
Lamas Aqueduct is a Roman aqueduct in Mersin Province, Turkey
The Roman road in Cilicia is a part of a Roman road in Mersin Province, Turkey.
The Stone Bridge or Silifke Bridge is a historical bridge in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Dağlı Castle is a castle ruin in Mersin Province, Turkey
Baç Bridge is a bridge in Tarsus in Mersin Province, Turkey
Babadıl Islands are two small Mediterranean islands in Turkey. They are named after the former name of the village Sipahili in the mainland facing the islands. According to the British captain Francis Beaufort who was tasked to map the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey in 1811–12, the names of the islands were Papadoulae, in the antiquity. Modern scholarship identifies the island group with Akonesiai, and the northern island with ancient Crambusa or Krambousa (Κράμβουσα).
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.
Aydıncık Islands are two small Mediterranean islands in Turkey. Their former name was Gilindire, which comes from the name of the former Roman port Kelenderis which is now Aydıncık.
Yılanlı Ada is a small Mediterranean island in Turkey.
Saplı Islet is a Mediterranean tombolo of Turkey. The island is at the Yenikaş coast which is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Aydıncık ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. At 36°07′48″N33°17′41″E it forms the west wall of the bay named Soğuksu. Its distance to Mersin is about 177 kilometres (110 mi)
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.
Olba Kingdom was an ancient kingdom in south Anatolia. It was a vassal of the Seleucid and Roman Empires.
Anamur Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Anamur ilçe (district) of Mersin Province, Turkey.
