An evaluation of the geographical conditions of Erdemli and environs shows that the 7.5 km2 wide travertine’s
are showing very convenient characteristics for settlement in the North of coastal plain (Figs.8,9). This area
alongside the whole North plain, reaches to Barbaros district by getting wider and extends up to Boynuz Tepe by
getting narrower. In comparison to the terrestrial debris formed at the coastal plain areas the travertine’s form
rather a hard ground with a slope changing in-between 3° to 5°. Due to these specific geographical features these