Özlüce, Tarsus

Özlüce
Village
Özlüce Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°00′N 35°03′E / 37.000°N 35.050°E / 37.000; 35.050Coordinates: 37°00′N 35°03′E / 37.000°N 35.050°E / 37.000; 35.050
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Tarsus
Elevation	45 m (150 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	461
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33400
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Özlüce is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated at 37°00′N 35°03′E / 37.000°N 35.050°E / 37.000; 35.050 in Çukurova (Cilicia of the antiquity) to the east of Tarsus. Turkish state highway is to the south and Turkish motor way is to the north of the village . Its distance to Tarsus is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) and to Mersin is 44 kilometres (27 mi). The population of Özlüce was 461 ^[1] as of 2012. Main economic activity is farming and the most pronounced crop is grape .

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