Ballıca, Tarsus

Ballıca is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated in the plains of Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity). Its distance to Tarsus is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and its distance to Mersin is 42 kilometres (26 mi). The population of Ballıca was 170[1] as of 2011. There are tumuli of ancient ages around the village, but the modern village was founded in 1730 by Yörüks (once-nomadic Turkmens). During the brief occupation by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in the 19th century, cotton farming was introduced to village. After the village was returned to the Ottoman Empire, Turkmens from Elazığ were settled in the village to work in cotton fields. After irrigation facilities were improved during the republican era after 1923, cotton production increased.[2]

Ballıca
Village
Ballıca
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°54′N 35°01′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMersin Province
DistrictTarsus
Elevation
10 m (35 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total170
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
33400
Area code(s)0324
Licence plate33

References
  1. Statistical Institute Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Essay by Mehmet Atile" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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