Akçatekir is a town in

Adana Province Adana Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey located in central Cilicia. With a population of 2.26 million, it is the sixth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 79% of the r ...

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Geography

Akçatekir is in the rural area of

Pozantı Pozantı ( gr, Πενδοσις, Pendhòsis, formerly ar, الْبَدَندُون, el-Bedendûn) is a town and a district in the Adana Province of Turkey. The town is in the highlands of Çukurova, and is a major gateway to the Mediterranean c ...

District which is a part of Adana Province. The town is from Pozantı and from

Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...

. Akçatekir is situated along the valley of Çakıt on the

Taurus Mountains The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir ...

at an altitude of about . The settled (winter) population is 2,483 as of 2012.

History

The earliest settlements date back to 200 years ago. A

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from

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founded a village which is slightly outside the present town. After the roads were constructed, the town was established in its present location. There were two quarters, in Akça (western portion) villagers lived all year long and in Bürücek (eastern portion) city dwellers (mainly from Adana and Tarsus) spent the summers, escaping from the heat of

Çukurova Çukurova () or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Turkey. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Osman ...

(Cilicia). During Egyptian revolt in the first half of the 19th century, Egyptian armies briefly occupied Akçatekir.

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Kavalalı İbrahim Paşa; ar, إبراهيم باشا ''Ibrāhīm Bāshā''; 1789 – 10 November 1848) was an Ottoman Albanian general in the Egyptian army and the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, the Wāli and unrecognised ...

built a fort in 1833 which is now known as the Bastion of İbrahim Pasha (İbrahim Paşa Tabyası).

Economy

Akçatekir had long been known as a summer resort town (so called '' yayla''). But now it is on the motorway and the transportation to the cities at the south is a simple matter. So even in winters, people who work in the cities may prefer to settle in Akçatekir.

Status in 2014

According to Law act no 6360, all township municipalities will be abolished and they will be merged into the district municipalities in 2014. Thus in 2014 Akçatekir will be a part of Pozantı municipality.Official gazette
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References

Populated places in Adana Province Towns in Turkey Yaylas in Turkey Populated places in Pozantı {{Adana-geo-stub