Mediterranean region, Turkey

This article is about the geographical region. For the statistical region within Turkey, see Mediterranean Region (statistical).

The Mediterranean Region (Turkish: Akdeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Isparta, Antakya and Kahramanmaraş.

Mediterranean Region Akdeniz Bölgesi
Region
Konyaaltı Beach Hadrian's Gate Hıdırlık Tower Düden Waterfalls Antalya Harbour Kaleiçi
Country	Turkey
Capital	Antalya
Provinces	8 Adana Antalya Mersin Burdur Hatay Isparta Osmaniye Kahramanmaraş
Government
• Mayor of Antalya	Muhittin Böcek
Area
• Total	122,927 km2 (47,462 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Population  (Jan. 2022)(INSEE)
• Total	10,584,506
• Rank	3rd
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym	Turkish: Akdenizli
GDP [1]
• Total	US$ 81.360 billion (2022)
• Per capita	US$ 7,690 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+03:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	TR-IDF
NUTS Region	TR6

Opening ceremony of International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is made in Aspendos.

It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

Subdivision

• Adana Section (Turkish: Adana Bölümü)
  • Çukurova - Taurus Mountains Area (Turkish: Çukurova - Toros Yöresi)
  • Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Area (Turkish: Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Yöresi)
• Antalya Section (Turkish: Antalya Bölümü)
  • Antalya Area (Turkish: Antalya Yöresi)
  • Göller Area (Turkish: Göller Yöresi)
  • Taşeli - Mut Area (Turkish: Taşeli - Mut Yöresi)
  • Teke Area (Turkish: Teke Yöresi)

Ecoregions

Main article: List of ecoregions in Turkey

Terrestrial

Palearctic

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

• Central Anatolian steppe

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

• Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests
• Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests
• Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests

Provinces

Provinces that are entirely in the Mediterranean Region:

• Adana
• Antalya
• Mersin
• Burdur
• Hatay
• Isparta
• Osmaniye

Provinces that are mostly in the Mediterranean Region:

• Kahramanmaraş

Provinces that are partially in the Mediterranean Region:

• Konya
• Niğde
• Kayseri
• Denizli
• Gaziantep
• Muğla
• Karaman
• Kilis

Geography

Mediterranean Region is a mountainous region. Toros Mountains, a mountain chain from west to east, covers most of the region. Another chain is Amonos Mountains which run from north to south in the extreme east of the region. The mountains run in parallel to sea and in most places the mountains meet the sea except in coastal plains. The coastal plains were formed in the lower courses of the rivers. The most important coastal plain is Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) in the eastern part of the region. It was formed by three rivers, Berdan, Seyhan and Ceyhan. Main lakes of the region, like Lake Beyşehir, Lake Eğirdir and Lake Burdur which form a closed basin are in the north west of the region.

The capital of each province is a city bearing the name of the province except Antakya which is the capital city of Hatay Province.

However, as the provinces are the administrative units their border lines do not exactly match that of the region. Thus, the region includes also the eastern part of Muğla Province as well as southern parts of the neighbouring provinces like Konya Province, Karaman Province and Niğde Province. On the other hand, northern and eastern parts of Kahramanmaraş Province are not included in Mediterranean region.

Climate

Antalya
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     227     15 6     139     15 6     100     18 8     61     22 11     32     26 14     9     31 19     6     35 22     5     34 22     16     31 19     86     27 15     172     21 10     269     16 7 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: Turkish State Meteorology [2]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     8.9     59 43     5.5     59 43     3.9     64 46     2.4     72 52     1.3     79 57     0.4     88 66     0.2     95 72     0.2     93 72     0.6     88 66     3.4     81 59     6.8     70 50     11     61 45 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

The Mediterranean Region has a Mediterranean climate at the coast, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters and a semi-arid continental climate in the interior with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

See also

• Provinces of Turkey
• Cilicia

Images

• 
  A view of Adana with the Roman era Stone Bridge
• 
  A panorama of Antalya with the Roman era Hıdırlık Tower
• 
  Kaleiçi, the historic city centre of Antalya
• 
  Alanya
  Antalya Province
• 
  Alanya Castle and the tip of the Alanya peninsula
  Antalya Province
• 
  Kalkan, Kaş
  Antalya Province
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  Kemer
  Antalya Province
• 
  Manavgat Waterfall
  Antalya Province
• 
  Mt. Olympos (Mt. Tahtalı)
  Antalya Province
• 
  Köprülü Canyon
  Burdur Province
• 
  Lake Salda
  Burdur Province
• 
  Mersin city centre
• 
  Mersin coastal promenade
• 
  Antakya
  Hatay Province
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  İskenderun
  Hatay Province
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  Lake Eğirdir
  Isparta Province
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  Kayaözü Creek
  Kahramanmaraş Province