Emirler, Tarsus

Emirler is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 146 (2022). It is situated in the Toros Mountains. It is about 55 km to Tarsus and 85 km to Mersin. According to oral tradition, the village was founded by a tribe from Turkestan. The tribe was split into three and while two other parts founded the villages with the same name near Mersin and near Ulukışla (Niğde Province) the third part founded Emirler in Tarsus district.