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==History== |
==History== |
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The museum is a former water filtration plant of the Mersin city. The water source was [[Müftü River]] (also called Efrenk River). The plant was constructed by the municipality of Mersin during the mayorship of Mithat Toroğlu . The construction began in 1936 and it was officially opened on 5 January 1939 <ref>[http://www.haberanaliz.net/article_detail.php?article_id=3549 Haber analiz, essay by Abdullah Ayan {{tr icon}}]</ref> But Mersin is a fast growing city and the filtration plant for about 80000 soon fell short of the demand. In 1984 Mersin began to use water from [[Berdan River]] via a much bigger filtration plant and the former filtration plant was disabled.<ref>[http://www.meski.gov.tr/245/mersin--in-tarihi--filtre--si-su-muzesi-olarak-yeniden-hizmete-girdi.html Meski official page {{tr icon}}]</ref> The plant was neglected for about 30 years. But finally the municipality decided to keep the plant as a museum. Following a restoration work of two years, the museum was opened on 21 April 2016. In the opening ceremony mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz said that an unpublished history of the city has been brought to light.<ref>[http://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-filtre-su-muzesi-acildi/364578 Mersin news {{tr icon}}]</ref> |
The museum is a former water filtration plant of the Mersin city. The water source was [[Müftü River]] (also called Efrenk River). The plant was constructed by the municipality of Mersin during the mayorship of Mithat Toroğlu . The construction began in 1936 and it was officially opened on 5 January 1939 <ref>[http://www.haberanaliz.net/article_detail.php?article_id=3549 Haber analiz, essay by Abdullah Ayan {{tr icon}}]</ref> But Mersin is a fast growing city and the filtration plant for about 80000 soon fell short of the demand. In 1984 Mersin began to use water from [[Berdan River]] via a much bigger filtration plant and the former filtration plant was disabled.<ref>[http://www.meski.gov.tr/245/mersin--in-tarihi--filtre--si-su-muzesi-olarak-yeniden-hizmete-girdi.html Meski official page {{tr icon}}]</ref> The plant was neglected for about 30 years. But finally the municipality decided to keep the plant as a museum. Following a restoration work of two years, the museum was opened on 21 April 2016. In the opening ceremony mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz said that an unpublished history of the city has been brought to light.<ref>[http://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-filtre-su-muzesi-acildi/364578 Mersin news {{tr icon}}]</ref> |
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==The building== |
==The building== |
Revision as of 12:29, 26 April 2017
Mersin Su Müzesi | |
Established | 2016 |
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Location | Akbelen cad. Mezarlık karşısı, Mersin, Turkey |
Coordinates | 36°48′51″N 34°36′16″E / 36.8141°N 34.6045°E |
Type | Technological |
Owner | Mersin Municipality |
Mersin Water Museum (Template:Lang-tr) is a museum in Mersin, Turkey.
Geography
The museum is in the Toroslar second level municipality in Mersin at 36°48′52″N 34°36′16″E / 36.81444°N 34.60444°E. It is sıtuated to the northwest of the intersection of two boulevards and in the workplace of Meski (Mersin Municipality Waterworks Office).
History
The museum is a former water filtration plant of the Mersin city. The water source was Müftü River (also called Efrenk River). The plant was constructed by the municipality of Mersin during the mayorship of Mithat Toroğlu . The construction began in 1936 and it was officially opened on 5 January 1939 [1] But Mersin is a fast growing city and the filtration plant for about 80000 soon fell short of the demand. In 1984 Mersin began to use water from Berdan River via a much bigger filtration plant and the former filtration plant was disabled.[2] The plant was neglected for about 30 years. But finally the municipality decided to keep the plant as a museum. Following a restoration work of two years, the museum was opened on 21 April 2016. In the opening ceremony mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz said that an unpublished history of the city has been brought to light.[3]
The building
The building consists of a ground floor and a basement. In the ground floor there are a dosing room with an aluminium sulfate smasher, a ventilation room, a chlorination room, three filter pools and a staff room. The basement, called manoeuvre room is reserved for the control of the main valves.