Taşucu (TAHSH-oo-joo), on Turkey's Mediterranean coast 11 kilometers (7 miles) southwest of Silifke(map), is known as the port for passenger ferryboats to and from the port of Girne (Kyrenia) in Turkish Cyprus.
The ferry port is Tasucu's major activity, so if you go to the waterfront you'll see the ferries, other boats, and offices for bus companies which bring passengers to and from the boats.
Here's more on Cyprus ferries.
Being on the seashore, Taşucu also has most of Silifke's better hotels:
—by Tom Brosnahan