Akkale
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Akkale (literally "white castle") is the popular name given to ruins of a building complex in Kumkuyu town of Erdemli district, Mersin Province, Turkey
==Geography== Akkale (also called Tırtar Akkale where Tırtar is the former name of Kumkuyu) is situated to south west of Kumkuyu. Its distance to Erdemli is and to Mersin is . The buildings are accessible by a short lane from the Turkish state highway D.400. The distance to Mediterranean Sea coast is about .
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