Mediterranean region, Turkey
The Mediterranean Region is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Isparta, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş.
It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
Subdivision
Adana Section- *Çukurova - Taurus Mountains Area
- *Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Area Antalya Section
- *Antalya Area
- *Göller Area
- *Taşeli - Mut Area
- *Teke Area
Ecoregions
Terrestrial
[Palearctic]
[Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands]
- Central Anatolian steppe
[Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub]
- Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests
- Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests
- Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests
Provinces
Provinces that are entirely in the Mediterranean Region:Provinces that are mostly in the Mediterranean Region:
Provinces that are partially in the Mediterranean Region:
Geography
Mediterranean Region is a mountainous region. Toros Mountains, a mountain chain from west to east, covers most of the region. Another chain is Amonos Mountains which run from north to south in the extreme east of the region. The mountains run in parallel to sea and in most places the mountains meet the sea except in coastal plains. The coastal plains were formed in the lower courses of the rivers. The most important coastal plain is Çukurova in the eastern part of the region. It was formed by three rivers, Berdan, Seyhan and Ceyhan. Main lakes of the region, like Lake Beyşehir, Lake Eğirdir and Lake Burdur which form a closed basin are in the north west of the region.The capital of each province is a city bearing the name of the province except Antakya which is the capital city of Hatay Province.
However, as the provinces are the administrative units their border lines do not exactly match that of the region. Thus, the region includes also the eastern part of Muğla Province as well as southern parts of the neighbouring provinces like Konya Province, Karaman Province and Niğde Province. On the other hand, northern and eastern parts of Kahramanmaraş Province are not included in Mediterranean region.