Mersin at Turkey's South East coast Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com

Mersin at Turkey's South East coast

Bütün Türkiye resimleri için buraya basınız This gallery is in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea topic

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Mersin is a harbour city that one passes on ones' way towards Adana when following the coast from the West. I used to be glad when the bus moved on, because I thought the city would be just another industrial town. In September 2005 I decided to finally pay it a visit and liked it. I returned in December that year. Then, after many complaints about the beggars I dared take pictures of, I returned again in September 2007. And again in 2015. The town keeps growing, and only the most central part is worth a visit, in my mind.

MERSİN

Mersin, batıdan sahili izleyerek Adana'ya doğru giderken içinden geçilen bir liman şehri. Otobüs orayı geçince sevinirdim, çünkü şehrin endüstri merkezlerinden biri olduğunu düşünüyordum. Eylül 2005'te nihayet orayı ziyaret etmeye karar verdim ve sevdim de. O yıl Aralık'ta Mersin'e tekrar gittim.

Türkçe çeviri: Melek Emir. Katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederim.

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Justice building	Markets	Atatürk monument	Mersin Complex	Italian Latin church
No play	Game of chance and cunning	Dershane	Ulu Camii	Mersin Archaeological Museum
Mersin's Atatürk House	Greenpeace protesting	Mersin 001	Mersin 023	Mersin 024
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air ambulance		20-Jun-2012 21:39
makes me want to visit!

air ambulance		20-Jun-2012 20:56
loving the pics that show motion

Janey		01-Aug-2011 00:45
Hi Dick, I spend a lot of time in Mersin and I think you have depicted it exactly. Sure its kind of dirty and dusty and sure there are beggars (although there are no beggars roll eyes) but Mersin is a city that has soul. They work hard and they play hard. Great place to be - will be going back soon.

Dick Osseman		01-Apr-2010 14:59
Since I must be the one who wrote the nasty parts I think it is only fair to let my guest know that the translations are not always - and increasingly not at all - synchronized. After having dedicated a lot of time - free - to translating my English she has now too much work at hand, holding two jobs. We meet regularly, but I sometimes change my texts without her even knowing. The beggar part (that is: the many people writing that I should never show a beggar since they don't exist in Mersin or any other town) still annoys me, but then again, I regularly receive messages that are much worse that I do not even bother to show. As for the "should" in my guest's message: I think "might" would have been more, eh, pleasant. I don't like to be ordered around.

Guest		01-Apr-2010 11:04
the translation omits some nasty parts. you should check your translator's work.

mustafa		16-Jan-2010 04:41
Very nice work. Thanks

Dick Osseman		05-Sep-2009 17:13
In my experience there rarely is a lot of nature in a city. As for the city being dirty, I have seen worse. I don't mind, but some people only want to see a clean, freshly painted world. Buy pink sunglasses would be my advice, Or just close your eyes. But then you cannot see for yourself. Life is complicated, isn't it? Is this Mersin? Well, the last three times I visited from Adana this is where the Mersin busses took me. I thought they travelled this road on a regular bases, but they may have been a bunch of Mersin-hating amateurs of course.

Guest		05-Sep-2009 12:32
I'm realy surprised, I was preparing to visit Mersin with my family coming from south for a trip takes 5 days in Mersin, but what nature I see in these pictures, they are expressing the old dirty east places only, I don't believe this is Mersin, but I'll see my self.

Rafael el espa�ol		18-Jun-2009 22:39
Son las fotografías de Mersin que yo hubiera hecho, si hubiera llevado cámara cuando visité la ciudad, en el verano del 2008. Reflejan bien el Mersin real, pese a quien pese. A mí me gustó. Sobre todo su relación con el mar y sus cafés en algunas calles estrechas, cercanas a la fachada marítima. El trajín de su puerto comercial y la brisa marina...

Burcu		16-Mar-2009 22:19
I am from Mersin, and I love mersin. But I did not like most of these photos. There are so many beauties there but instead of them, you took photos of so characterless places and things.

kumpas		14-Nov-2008 20:24
býr sehýr bu lkadar kotu tanýtýlamazdý ....arkadaslar mersýn cok daha guzel býr sehýr ...

sonja (meryem)		05-Aug-2008 00:38
hello! i am german born and for now in usa i have seen many citys and was staying in adan for 3 month s i was lucky and was invited for 2 weeks to mersin where i stay d in a 6th floor apt 3 min walk to the coastline and i was also lucky that seen all the parks and tourist atractions but the best was the beach and its awsome sight towards cypres mersin has a multi cultral population and one can find anything a heart desires we all see things in our own way but this lady cant wait to return as soon as possible and i am looking for a small summer home to make my own i fell in love with mersin and i am sure i am not the only one thanks keep up the good work

RJ		17-Jun-2008 14:28
Thank you for your wonderful photos of Turkey. My family and I spent 5 years in Adana and loved every second. We traveled as much as possible and found the Turkish people to be friendly and open to visitors. I am perplexed at the hostile comments concerning the meat market. This is a common sight in Turkey and is part of the charm and culture. I never viewed this as a negative. Visiting the markets and experiencing the culture's sights, sounds and smells is what makes every place unique. Thank you for your wonderful pictures. They have given me hours of enjoyment and wonderful memories.

Guest		01-Jun-2008 15:02
Hello Last year by 10 to 30 february I spend in Mersin in Hotel Bayrakli and it was fun and nice. I have bussines with fruit and peoples Turks and other are uncredibly fine and good and frendly. I am Serb and I im in Mersin is home I am. Thank for nice time.... Predrag , pcurcic@gmail.com

Guest		30-Apr-2008 05:50
Hi Dick Some folks have written to you in hatred since you have affixed some unpleasant pictures according to them.It is true that some of them are ugly ones but those guys who kept blaming you of this,should first think it it over. To them it is alright being like that but it is not o.k to be pictured like that. Quite weird and convoluted thoughts. Sweep your house guys,make it clean so that the folks with the camera cannot take other poses. It is us to be blamed Dick not you,if we are dirty why should we blame you and your camera.Take care.

Guest		23-Apr-2008 06:23
I am sorry but I hate these pictures. It is totaly shit. No art, no aesthetics. Instead of taking bloody meat pictures (butcher) I reccomend taking some good pictures of nature in Mersin.

Guest		20-Mar-2008 17:53
I TOTALLY AGREE WÝTH YOU DÝCK OSSEMAN. THERE ARE MUCH BETTER THINGS TO SHOW... WHAT ARE THESE???

mersina		06-Dec-2007 09:29
thanks for the good work. being a mersin-patriot currently not residing in mersin, I really appreciated seeing a few any-kind-of pictures on the net. though, I cannot help myself not mentioning that there are lots of beggars in many so-called developed places. I had come across many; I would otherwise presume there were no such stuff in those places. I had seen homeless, beggars, prostitutes, in many cities in the united states, and also in england (hence in europe), indeed. but I did not care to photograph them. one can find many more things to picture, even in poorest parts of the planet earth. I do not know why people of some countries really like that the other way (call it orientalism or what?). I don't care, however... all in all, I'd still like to thank for your work. keep it:)

Dick Osseman		31-Oct-2007 20:52
On 29-10-2007 a Guest wrote: I won't thanks for this picture, espescially between for 63 and 83 pictures. Because there are very nice place in Mersin. Why do you publish negative image about Turks and Turkey. If you feel any inclination to write the same: don't. I won't answer the question.

RapSir		20-Oct-2007 09:10
THANK YOU VER MUCH I LOVE YOU MERSÝN...!!!!

Tufan		31-Jul-2007 07:36
Hello Dick, Wonderful job of taking and posting these pictures of my hometown. Even though I reside in the US, I am fortunate enough to travel there every year. I LOVE YOU MERSIN!

HASO		30-Jul-2007 13:56
Dick Thanks again no matter how bad the city changes.It's still one of the nicest cities of Med.On the otherhand in any city there are good parts and bad parts. Hope the people in charge to run the ciy shows some attention to improve the quality of life ... thx 2 yr camera

MURAT		30-Jul-2007 03:45
Thank you so much for the nice pictures of Mersin...You made me home sick...I'm thousands miles away from my city... Thanks again...

sel�uk tanyol		28-Jun-2007 11:41
kutlarým sizi, sýkýldýkca sitenizde geziye çýkýyorum.. yorumda bulunanlar da güzel þeyler söylemiþler bir tek NXS in mersin için söyledikleri hoþ deðil beyenmeye bilir ama "iðrenç bir yer" demesi kendisine ve sitenize yakýþmamýþ..

Esra		31-May-2007 08:54
Hi Dick, I like your pictures. I am from Mersin and I think Mersin used to be the most beautiful moderate turkish town some 15 years ago. In the late 80s and early 90s, politicians made horrible mistakes such as letting build terrible summerhouses, bringing in migration for making sure that they win elections etc. Like many other towns of its kind, Mersin became an unsecure city with crime and terror and corruption. In my childhood, you would close your eyes and smell the orange blossoms... People never locked the doors...I am sure you re acquainted with Turks during your travels.. For us and the rest of the mankind, I believe, a place becomes beautiful because of the friendships, family, memories and sentiments. It is hard for those people to accept a picture which depicts all the bad and ugly that happened to their town. Sometimes it is so hard... For me too...But that is the place my foreign husband would like to spend his life more than I do...The beauty is still there even if he hasnt seen the good old days' Mersin... People are still beautiful...

Bahad�r		26-May-2007 06:48
Hi, I have lived in Mersin since I was born. I know everywhere in this photos. I love Mersin and I think Dick Osseman you love Mersin,too. I can't find anymore words to say you and your photos. Congratulations for this photos. Do it again Dick Osseman.

Leni		21-May-2007 15:16
Hi Dick :) yess i agree with Çaðlar.Mersin is wonderfull place and your pictures are very nice. I saw you took pictures just in Turkey...what about coming to Czech republic? :-) I want to invite all people to my country. It's too small but very nice and historic place so i think you can take wonderfull pictures here too. But i have to say again here - there isn't as beauty as Turkey has....all turkish people have to be proud for this. Whenever you need guide in czech i am here for to help :) lenkagottvaldova@gmail.com...just contact me. Byeees

�ağlar GEN�		14-May-2007 13:56
Don't care him Dick! Your pictures are really nice. Even in google pictures I couldn't find so much pictures of my city. But when you come to Mersin again, I want to take you to the coast line. There are are lots of lovely places just near the sea; parks, gardens (especially cafes that you can have a lovely breakfast on a sunday morning). Because, I think you haven't visit there. These photos are all centre of Mersin. If you want to visit our lovely city again I want to introduce every beautiful part of Mersin with the Turkish hospitality. I want to hear about you soon :). If you want to contact with me, I will be very proud of helping you for these beautiful pictures :) meta1002@mynet.com

Dick Osseman		04-Mar-2007 10:11
Whenever I show poverty someone reacts like this. You should have read the messages (now deleted) from Ankara when I showed some poor regions (they do exist, you know). They expressed their disgust much more explicitly, yours is rather tame in comparison. Still, I find it offensive. You seem to have some authority mix-up. I "should" have done nothing, I am not at your command. As for erasing any thought: you overestimate the influence of my pictures. You seem to think, that you can order me around to show Turkey as you want it to be presented. I think you are the kind of person that will put a hand in front of a lense if a picture is being taken he (or are you a woman, if so, she) does not like. If there is anything I find disgusting, it is that kind of behaviour. As for the "real Mersin": that does not exist. Any representation of anything is, by necessity, only part of the big picture. All pictures that were ever taken of my city, Amsterdam, when taken together do not represent the "real" Amsterdam. Some of the best pictures were painted by our famous painter, Rembrandt. He liked painting poor people, old houses. I think you are among the people who would have trashed his paintings. Now, they are considered to be among the greatest treasures of mankind. Well, that will do. By the way: I am convinced many comments written in Turkish on this and similar pages say the same, if not worse, as you. Unfortunately I do not read Turkish that well, and they go unnoticed. So next time write in Turkish and rant at your leisure.

Guest		04-Mar-2007 09:51
These are disgusting photos... Yeah they are! They don't show real Mersin. It looks like some biased photos that you intended to take and create another image. God... There are lots of more modern places. At least you could have added them. Erase the thought of showing Turkish cities as some old and oriental stuff. Show the change, and the beauty of keeping the history at the same time!

BlackCode		29-Jan-2007 14:54
nxs... Ya sen körsün ya da gördüðün aynadaki aksinden baþka biþey deðil. Ýðrenç biþey varsa o da sensin. Mersin Türkiye'deki en güzel 5 þehirden biridir be gerizekalý. Defol git bi daha gelme o zaman. Seni anca Ýstanbul gibi dejenere bi yer paklar.Sieee...

Evren		20-Dec-2006 13:05
Hey man i realy like your site, i m Turkish but you seen more place than me, Thank you for all photoso, i wish i could help you came here! if you come back i would like to help you!

nxs		19-Dec-2006 21:57
mersýn tam býr köy okadar iðrenc býr yer gormedým

murat		15-Dec-2006 16:12
thank you very much for these pictures.ý m from mersin but ý don t know very well mersin and ý couldnt find pictures about mersin in web.thanks again.

Guest		18-Oct-2006 13:48
thanks a lot to your effort for my lovely city and my born city.we are waiting you every month or every year.because not enough. bye and take care, murat babulu-shipping agent

Ko�ak		07-Oct-2006 09:07
Dear M. Ercüment Güney, if you read these pages please keep in contact with me. Thanks. kocak@interca.com

Erhan U�al		29-Sep-2006 17:58
Superbes photos,mille merci

Emre Do�anyi�it		04-Aug-2006 07:40
Thank you for your effort for the presentation of my lovely city. It is only recommendation, these are pictures not enough, you should take more picture from different places in the Mersin

ahmet		21-Jul-2006 14:01
you could take other places photos in mersin, for example kizkalesi, silifke and more

Dr B		14-Jun-2006 13:32
When I saw these nice photographes, I felt completely the same as A.Kalkan. That's why I decided to visit my city and my family at next week. Thank you so much ...

aliesins		28-May-2006 21:37
hi... it's very nice to see pictures of my lovely city on net from a foreigner's camera! pictures are really cool! thank you..

M. Erc�ment G�ney		23-May-2006 10:56
Dear dick I was very glad to saw your photos. If you'll visit Gaziantep again I like to recognise you with my studens.

Tibet A��rtan		05-May-2006 12:44
Lovely.......

A. Kalkan		28-Mar-2006 17:44
Thanks, mate. Well done. Some lovely pics. However you should have spent some more time to get even better pictures. Next time maybe you add local people, small restaurants and sweet shops, narrow roads, people using public transports and swimming, maybe a local wedding party etc. I am from Mersin but don't live in there anymore. You made me want to visit it soon. Thanks again.

Erdem		17-Mar-2006 00:11
Thanks a lot Dick for this pictures from my city Mersin and whole of the Turkey.I am so happy when I saw these pictures that was photographed from a tourist's camera on the net.I hope you have appreciated my country's everywhere.

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