Kushimoto Street
| <span class="nickname" ">Kushimoto Sokağı | |
 | |
| Former name(s) | 4002 Street |
|---|---|
| Addresses | İnönü mah., Yenişehir, Mersin |
| Location | Yenişehir, Mersin, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 36°47′N 34°36′E / 36.783°N 34.600°ECoordinates: 36°47′N 34°36′E / 36.783°N 34.600°E |
| north end |
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard ( ) |
| south end | Adnan Menderes Boulevard |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1996 (renamed) |
Kushimoto Street (Turkish: Kushimoto Sokağı) is a business street located in Yenişehir, Mersin district of Mersin, southern Turkey.
Formerly known as the "4002 Street", it connects Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard ( ) in the north with Adnan Menderes Boulevard in the south.[1] In 1996, Mersin municipality renamed the street after Kushimoto, which is the Japanese twin city of Mersin. Kushimoto hosts the Turkish Memorial and Museum in commemoration of the 1890-sunken Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul .[2]
Presently, the street, as well as the four intersecting second level streets, have a wide variety of shops and restaurants. A small park is situated to the west of the Kushimoto Street.
İnönü Park to the west of the street
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