Taşucu

Taşucu (Latin: Holmi) is a small town of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. About 11,000 people live in Taşucu, but this number increases to about 20,000 in the summer due to tourism (in 2010, the population was 8,847 [1] as of 2012.Taşucu is the main ferry terminal to Kyrenia (Girne), the main port of Northern Cyprus.

There are two primary schools, one high school, and one university in the town; these are "Taşucu İlköğretim Okulu (Taşucu Primary Education School)", "Taşucu SEKA İlköğretim Okulu (Taşucu SEKA Primary Education School)", "Taşucu Durmuş Tezcan Lisesi (Taşucu Durmuş Tezcan High School)", and "Taşucu Selçuk Üniversitesi (Taşucu Selçuk University)".

Taşucuspor is Taşucu's football team. Their colours are blue-white.

A military pier, Agalar, is close to the town. During the Syrian Civil War the pier was used to ship weapons to Syrian rebel groups as part of the U.S. Timber Sycamore program.[2]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Gennevilliers is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ TurksatArchived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Binnie, Neil Gibson (8 April 2016). "US arms shipment to Syrian rebels detailed". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

Coordinates: 36°20′N 33°53′E / 36.333°N 33.883°E / 36.333; 33.883

 Gülnar Mut Silifke
Aydıncık Gulf of Mersin
   Taşucu  
Dana Adası Mediterranean Gulf of Mersin


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