Mersin ni jiji na bandari yenye kazi nyingi ya nchini Uturuki. Jiji lipo katika pwani ya mjini kusini mwa Mediteranea. Huu ni mji mkuu wa Jimbo la Mersin. Takriban watu 2,275,216 wanaishi mjini hapa. Mji upo m 100 juu ya usawa wa bahari. Blue Guide, Turkey, The Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts (ISBN 0-393-30489-2), pp. 556–557. Blood-Dark Track: A Family History (Granta Books) by Joseph O'Neill, contains a detailed and evocative history of the city, viewed from the perspective of a Christian Syrian family long resident in Mersin. Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 66 Wikimedia Commons ina media kuhusu: Mersin Ministry of Tourism and Culture - Mersin Page Archived 2 Mei 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites Catholic Encyclopedia "Zephyrium" Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mersin Guide Archived 10 Julai 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Mersin Companies[dead link]