Akçaşehir is a
belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish.
All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the villages (and also subdistricts) are usually too small to have ...
(town) in the central district (
Karaman
Karaman, historically known as Laranda (Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According t ...
) of
Karaman Province
Karaman Province ( tr, ) is a province of south-central Turkey. It has an area of . A 2010 estimate puts the population at 232,633 people. According to the 2000 census, the population was 243,210. The population density is 27.54 people/km. The ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
.
At it is northeast of Karaman. The population is of Akçaşehir is 2409. as of 2010 . Akçaşehir is an old settlement. According to mayor's page the foundation date of the town may be 5000 years ago (
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
). During the early
Middle Ages
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it was a part of the
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
. However, there are only a few remains from the deep history. Various
Turkmen tribes as well as a
Pechenek tribe settled in Akçaşehir in the late 11th and 12th centuries. It was a part of
Seljuks
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; fa, سلجوقیان ''Saljuqian'', alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), also known as Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turkomans "The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes
by the Turk ...
in the 13th century, a part of
Karamanids in the 14th and early 15th centuries and later a part of
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. The town is situated in a vast plain. Traditional crops are cereals. But lately apple production is on the rise.
Future
According to ''
Sustainable development report'' prepared by the
Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Turkey)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ( tr, Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for agriculture and forestry. Reforestation is important to combat climate change in Turkey.
See also
* ...
the projected population of Akçaşehir in 2025 is 6000. The present
master plan of the town is found to be sufficient for the future expansion.
[Mersin Karaman Bölgesi Planlama Bölgesi Çevre Düzeni Planı, TC Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı p.35]
References
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Populated places in Karaman Province
Towns in Turkey
Karaman Central District