What is "burunucu"

Burunucu is a village in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey. The village is situated on the state highway , almost at the midpoint between Silifke and Taşucu (a coastal town in Mersin Province), the distance to both being about . It is from Mersin. The population of Burnucu is 772 as of 2011.

The village was the site of a port in antiquity named Sarpedon.