Mersin Feneri is located at the Mediterranean

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...

 coast in the city of Mersin

Mersin

-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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Geography

Mersin lighthouse is within the Mersin urban fabric and is situated at the west of the mouth of Müftü River

Müftü River

Müftü River is a short river in Mersin Province, Turkey.-Geography:The headwaters are in the Toros Mountains, near the town of Arslanköy and the village of Sadiye. The river runs east and then south, flowing to the Mediterranean Sea within the city of Mersin at...

 at 36°47′06"N 34°37′06"E. It is surrounded by walking tracks
and on the west there is a group of restaurants. The lighthouse is approximatelly 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of harbor entrance. Since the dominant wind in Mersin area is lodos

Lodos

The lodos is the strong south-westerly wind which predominates the Aegean Sea and Marmara Sea as well as the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey all the year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls...

(from south west) the lighthouse provides service to the vessels approaching from the west as it is usually the case.

History

The lighthouse was constructed in 1865. It was bought by the republic of Turkey and now it is operated by Directorate General of Coastal Safety .
In 1955 it was reconstructed.

Technical details

The building is an octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery. The tower is also the keeper's house. Its focal plane is 14 metres (45.9 ft) (including ground altitude). It flashes 3 white flashes in every 10 s. In the past the source of light was kerosine and acetylene. Presently, the light is created by a halogen lamp. The viewing distance is about 15 nautical miles (27.8 km).