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Mer·sin

 (mĕr-sēn′)
A city of southern Turkey on the Mediterranean Sea west-southwest of Adana. It is a rail terminus and major port.
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Mersin

(mɛəˈsiːn)
n
(Placename) a port in S Turkey, on the Mediterranean: oil refinery. Pop: 603 000 (2005 est). Also called: Içel
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Mer•sin

(mɛrˈsin)

n.
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NE coast of the Mediterranean Sea. 523,000.
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Meanwhile, a source in the Turkish port of Mersin stated on 29 August that the tanker would enter Turkish territorial waters and head toward Mersin to be unloaded there.
An Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean that the United States is seeking to detain has set course for the Turkish port of Mersin after Greece said it would not allow the ship to dock.
(1) Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey
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London: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry are joining forces to support and encourage entrepreneurship in the port city of Mersin, an economic hub in southern Turkey.
The first MSC ship, MSC Sariska, will start the service from Mersin on September 11.
ISTANBUL, April 3 (KUNA) -- Two police officers were injured when explosive materials were thrown at their vehicle early Monday in the southern Turkish province of Mersin, security officials said.
The boat is believed to have set off from Mersin, Turkey.
* Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Mersin, Turkey
ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- Galatasaray and Mersin ydman Yurdu are both teams that wish they were doing better in the Spor Toto Super League this season, but they are still miles apart, as Galatasaray hovers just shy of the top of the standings and Mersin sits second to last.