Mertim, an acronym for Mersin Ticaret Merkezi (Mersin Trade Center) is 52 story skyscraper in Mersin, Turkey and a shopping center of 1100 stores connected to it. The tower was the tallest building in Turkey between 1987 and 2000, until the completion of the İş Bankası Towers in Istanbul. It is also the tallest hotel building in Turkey. The 52-floor skyscraper is popularly known as Metropol or the Tower. The total height of that building is 176.8 metres (580 ft). Sixteen floors of the building are used as a hotel. The name(s) of the hotel(s) have changed over the years.