Map of Tarsus, Turkey

Tarsus is a city in Mersin, Turkey, with a population of about 350,732. It lies at 36.9177°N, 34.8928°E. Tarsus is about 378 km (235 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mersin, 25 km to the southwest.

Tarsus at a glance

Where is Tarsus?

• The 40th largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Mersin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tarsus

• Mersin — 25 km southwest
• Adana — 39 km east
• Erdemli — 63 km southwest
• Ceyhan — 83 km east
• Ereğli — 100 km northwest
• Kozan — 101 km northeast
• Silifke — 104 km southwest
• Arsuz — 105 km southeast
• Niğde — 118 km north
• Mut — 133 km west

Largest cities in Mersin

• Mersin — 537,842
• Silifke — 132,665
• Anamur — 57,128
• Mut — 49,397
• Erdemli — 46,570

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.