Anıtlı
village in Anamur, Mersin, Turkey
Anıtlı (formerly Kaledran or Kaliteran) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Anamur, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 566 (2022).
Geography
Anıtlı lies on Turkish state highway D.400, which runs from west to east in southern Turkey, and is situated to the east of a creek named Kaledran. It is the westernmost point of Mersin Province. Yakacık, the former quarter of the village at the west of the creek is now in the neighbouring Antalya Province. However, although the two parts of the village are officially separated and renamed, the residents still prefer to use the name Kaledran for both parts. The distance to Anamur is 43 kilometres (27 mi) and the distance to Mersin is 267 kilometres (166 mi).
Economy
Like many Mediterranean coastline villages, Anıtlı produces vegetables and fruits, especially bananas. Although the transportation facilities over the state highway are not adequate for an extensive tourism program, the village has natural beaches.
“Anıtlı” enters the record as village in Anamur, Mersin, Turkey. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Anıtlı, village and Anamur can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4778543. Authority coordinates are 36.105, 32.574. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2022.
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