How walkable is Mersin?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Mersin has a walkability score of 78 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 7th most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,729 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Mersin. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Şok, 6 min
- Enes Gıda, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- Dut Alti Kokoreç & Şirdan, 4 min
- Ciğerci çavuş, 4 min
Shopping
- Yücel Eczanesi, 3 min
- Sedat Iletişim, 5 min
Coffee
- Mado Cafe, 10 min
- Çetinkaya Teras Cafe, 11 min
Banks
- Türkiye İş Bankası Adliye Şubesi, 13 min
- Bankamatik, 13 min
Parks
- Ziyaret Parkı, 12 min
- Ahmet Taner Kışlalı Parkı, 13 min
Schools
- Hizmetici Egitim Enstitusu Mersin, 2 min
- Ataturk Teknik Ve Endustri Meslek Lisesi Spor Salonu, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Yenicağ, 18 min
- Kitapsan, 19 min
Culture & entertainment
- Musée naval de Mersin, 14 min
- Mersin Deniz Müzesi, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 9 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 36.8003, 34.6136, the point near Mersin's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 330 street intersections per km², and blocks average 56 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Mersin's score of 78 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 30 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 75% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Mersin. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 87 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 91% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 59% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey | 25 km | 40 |
| Adana, Turkey | 64 km | 75 |
| Antakya, Turkey | 152 km | 55 |
| Aksaray, Turkey | 182 km | 48 |
| Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | 220 km | 54 |
Questions about walking in Mersin
Is Mersin a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Mersin has a walkability score of 78 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 87. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 7th of 28 cities in Turkey and joint 152nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Turkey?
Istanbul is the most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey, with a score of 97. Mersin ranks joint 7th with 78.
How does Mersin compare with nearby cities?
Mersin is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 78, against Tarsus, Mersin (40, 25 km away), Adana (75, 64 km away) and Antakya (55, 152 km away).
Which part of Mersin is most walkable?
Mersin is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the south-west, where walkability averages 94, more than the 93 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 87. It falls most to the east (35).
How is Mersin's walkability score calculated?
For Mersin it is the average of 61 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 46 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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