Tepeköy is a town in Mersin Province

Mersin Province

The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It's part of Mezitli

Mezitli

Mezitli is a municipality and district governorate in Greater Mersin, Turkey. Mersin is one of 16 metropolitan centers in Turkey with more than one municipality within city borders...

 district (which is an intracity district within Greater 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...

). Mostly surrounded by Toros Mountains, Tepeköy is a mountain town at an average altitute of about 1375 metres (4,511.2 ft). It is situated at 36°55′N 34°17′E. The main road is to another town Fındıkpınarı

Fındıkpınarı

Fındıkpınarı is a town in Mersin Province, Turkey.Fındıkpınarı is in Mezitli district, center of which is actually in Greater Mersin. It is mountainous town at with an altitude of . It is from Mersin. Situated among pine forests it is a popular summer resort...

 to east. The distance to Mersin is 56 kilometres (34.8 mi). The population of the town is 2893 as of 2010.
The village was founded by Turkmens

Oghuz Turks

The Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....

. In 1994 it was declared a township.