ATAŞ, short for "Anadolu Tasfiyehanesi Anonim Şirketi" (literally: Anatolian Refinery Joint-stock Company), is a former oil refinery company in Mersin, southern Turkey.
ATAŞ was established in 1958 following a special agreement between the Turkish government and the foreign oil companies Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Caltex.
[5] With the shutdown of the refinery after 42-year of production, households and industry facilities in 24 provinces of the Mediterranean and Southeastern Anatolia regions faced fuel oil shortage.
The terminal on the Mediterranean Sea coast is suitable for docking of high-capacity tankers.
[2][3] Beginning in 2015, the municipality of Akdeniz ilçe (district) has been making efforts to convert the campus of ATAŞ Terminal, which stress over 30 ha (74 acres) and became inactive after the closure of the refinery, into a public park for social and cultural events by preserving its historical characteristic.