Founded in 1923, the football team plays at the Burhanettin Kocamaz Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,201.

[1] They were named as Tarsus İdman Yurdu Erkutspor between 1983 and 1986 during the chairmanship of Erkut Kuzeyman, who was also a businessman.

Adana Demirspor, Adanaspor and Mersin İdman Yurdu are the rivals of Tarsus İY.

The matches between these clubs are also referred to as the Çukurova derbies.

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