Mersin Marina

Mersin Marina is a marina at the eastern Mediterranean Sea coast situated in Mersin, Turkey

Geography
The marina is in the Yenişehir district of Mersin, about 6 km west of Mersin Harbor.

History
Before the 1970s, Mersin was used to be a stop in scheduled sea voyages of Turkey. But after the maritime operators shortened their cruise destinations, Mersin is no more a stop in scheduled voyages. Instead, it is now planned to be a stop in international yachting tourism. The old marina, which was actually a part of the Mersin Harbour, is found to be insufficient for yacht traffic. While the old marina is now reserved for fishing boats, the new marina was constructed after 1994. In 2006, the operating rights were awarded to ERS İnşaat company within the scope of a build-operate-transfer project.

Facilities
The marina has two breakwaters: the west breakwater is 1140 m and the downwind breakwater is 265 m. There are two lighthouses, one at each breakwater. The size of the marina land which is mostly a mall, is 145000 m2 while the enclosed water surface is 160000 m2. The total length of the marina berth is 2500 m, which enables the mooring of 500 yachts.