Şeyhömer, Gülnar

Şeyhömer is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Gülnar, Mersin Province, Turkey.

[2] It is situated to the south of the road connecting Gülnar to west.

The Turkmen village was founded in the fourteenth century by a religious leader named Şeyh Ömer from Bukhara (a city in modern Uzbekistan).

[3] The village is also a yayla of Aydıncık residents who seek cooler places to spend the summers.

[3] According to mythology Şeyh Ömer helped Karamanoğlu sultan in capturing Mamure Castle.