Geography

Çeşmeli is a part of Erdemli

Erdemli

Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.-Geography: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...

 district which itself is a part of Mersin Province. The midtown is situated two kilometers north of 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...

 seaside and at the east of the rivulet Kargıpınarı (which is also known as Gelinderesi). The town of Kargıpınarı

Kargıpınarı

Kargıpınarı is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey- Geography :Kargıpınarı is situated on the Mersin Antalya highway at . It is a part of Erdemli district which in turn is a part of Mersin Province. The town is east of Erdemli and west of Mersin. The population is 11865 - Etymology and History...

 is at the west of the rivulet. Çeşmeli is between Mersin and Erdemli on the highway D400, distance to 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...

 is 23 km (14.3 mi) and to Erdemli is 14 km (8.7 mi). Çeşmeli is also the west end of Çukurova motorway

Çukurova motorway

Çukurova motorway is the unofficial name of the motorway of Çukurova in Turkey. It is actually composed of the motorways , and a part of...

. The coordinates of the town are 36°41′N 34°25′E The population of the town is 4270 as of 2010.

History

Nothing definite is known about the origin of the town. According to legend, the earliest
settlement was established 300 years ago by a certain Şahin Ali Bey at a location nearer to Mersin. The settlers later on moved to present site, using the name of their former settlement, Çeşmeli (meaning location with a fountain) The township was decleared in 1969.

Economy

The major economic activity is agriculture. Çeşmeli along with the neighbouring Kargıpınarı is one of the most important citrus producers of Mersin Province and Mersin Province is the most important citrus producer of Turkey. In recent years floriculture has become another profitable activity. At the coastal strip of the town there are summer houses of city dwellers as well as foreigners and services to summer houses also seem promising.