Arpaçbahşiş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Erdemli,
Mersin Province,
Turkey. Its population is 7,285 (2022). Before the
2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''
belde'').
History
The area around Arpaçbahşiş was a part of historical Cilicia Pedias (eastern part of
Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coas ...
, the flat Cilicia). During the domination of
Ramadanid
The Ramadanid Emirate ( Modern Turkish: ''Ramazanoğulları Beyliği'') was an autonomous administration and a ''de facto'' independent emirate that existed from 1352 to 1608 in Cilicia, taking over the rule of the region from the Armenian Kingd ...
principality (a
Turkmen
Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to:
Peoples Historical ethnonym
* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages
Ethnic groups
* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...
dynasty between 13th and 16th centuries), a Turkmen tribe named Varsak settled in the area, north of the modern town of
Tömük
Tömük is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,170 (2022). Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, 2013 reorganisation, Tömük was a town (''belde''). It is i ...
, several kilometers northeast of Arpaçbahşiş. At about 1375, a certain Elvan Bey of Varsak began controlling the area around Arpaçbahşiş. But the settlement was established much later; probably at the beginning of the 18th century, during the
Ottoman era. Sarıkeçili, a Turkmen tribe from
Konya, a city in central Anatolia, settled in the area. The town was named after Arpaç Hüseyin, the chief of the Sarıkeçili tribe.
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In 1865, the settlement was established as a village of Mersin. In 1970, the village of Arpaçbahşiş was declared a town.
Geography
Although the original settlement is north of the Mediterranean coast, the newer quarters of the town are being established at the coastal band. Arpaçbahşiş is located between Mersin and Erdemli, the distance to Erdemli is and to Mersin is .
Economy
Like most towns around, Arpaçbahşiş is an agricultural town specialized in citrus. But, lately the coastal band of Arpaçbahşiş became a summer resort. It is populated by summer houses, and services to summer houses constitute an ever increasing revenue for the town.
References
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Populated coastal places in Turkey
Seaside resorts in Turkey
Neighbourhoods in Erdemli District