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Tapureli 18
Tapureli 18 · Ingeborg Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Üçayak Küstüllü ruins, Mersin Province
Üçayak Küstüllü ruins, Mersin Province · Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Veyselli rock relief
Veyselli rock relief · Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Satyrium spini - Blue Spot Hairstreak
Satyrium spini - Blue Spot Hairstreak · Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 3.0

Tabureli, Turkey

Tapureli

Tabureli is a town of 1,076 people in Mersin, Turkey.

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Population1,076 GeoNames
Local nameTapureli
RegionMersin
Elevation1,040 m 3,412 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportÇukurova International Airport (COV) 93 km

Why visit Tabureli

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks in and around town.

Highlights include Tapureli ruins and Üçayaklı ruins.

About Tabureli

Tapureli (former Tahtalı) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,076 (2022). It is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of Erdemli and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mersin. The village was founded in the early 1800s by a Turkmen chieftain named Gökali.

From the Wikipedia article Tapureli (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks3

Tapureli ruins

Monument and historic site · 3.2 km

Archeological site in Turkey

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Üçayaklı ruins

Monument and historic site · 4.3 km

Byzantine archaeological site in Turkey

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Veyselli rock reliefs

Monument and historic site · 4.3 km

Roman archaeological site in Turkey

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Churches and places of worship2

Bozalan Camii

Place of worship · Sunni · 2.0 km

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Tapuerli Merkez Camii

Place of worship · Sunni

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Map of Tabureli

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Getting there and nearby towns

Çukurova International Airport (COV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 93 km away.

  • Kustulu 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
  • Sömek 7 km south, about 7 min by car
  • Karakeşli 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
  • Esenpınar 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
  • Hüsametli 8 km east, about 8 min by car
  • Erdemli 22 km east, about 22 min by car
  • Silifke 33 km south, about 33 min by car
  • Tosmurlu 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
  • Mersin 54 km east, about 54 min by car
  • Tarsus 79 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car

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