Geography

Elvanlı is a part of Erdemli

Erdemli

Erdemli is a town and district of Mersin Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.-Geography:The district extends from the Mediterranean coastal plain, the largest agricultural area in Mersin Province, to high in the Taurus Mountains where there is forest, and...

 district which itself is a part of Mersin Province. Situated at 36°42′N 34°22′E it is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of state road and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...

 coast. Distance to Erdemli is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and to Mersin

Mersin

-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

 is 28 kilometres (17.4 mi). The altitute of the village is about 160 metres (524.9 ft). The population of the village is 2131 as of 2010. By this population it is more populous than most of other villages (and some towns) around.

History

The name of the village refers to a certain Elvan Bey who founded the village in the 14th century. Elvan Bey was a Turkmen leader and it is claimed that he was probably a member of Karamanids house which established the Beylik of Karaman. During Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 era, Elvanlı was a seat of subcounty. But later on a nearby village Tömük

Tömük

- Geography :Tömük is in the rural area of Erdemli district, which is a part of Mersin Province. Although the midtown is north of the seaside, newer quarters of the town are founded at the seaside just on the main highway connecting Mersin to the west. Highway distance to Mersin is and to...

, which was a former hamlet of Elvanlı, became a local center of attraction and Elvanlı partially lost its former importance.

Economy

Elvanlı is one of the wealthier villages of Mersin Province. All kinds of citrus fruit are produced in quantities. The village is also famous for its picnic area called Dedekavak