Bekarlar, recently known as ''Nenizi'' and in earlier times
Nazianzus, is a village in the
Gülağaç District,
Aksaray Province
Aksaray Province () is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Ankara to the northwest, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. Its area is 7,659 km2, an ...
,
Turkey
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. Its population is 1,040 (2021).
History
The name of the village is mentioned as Nenezi in the records of 1928.
It became a town on December 31, 1987 with the status of municipality. While it was previously affiliated to
Çiftlik District in
NiÄŸde Province
NiÄŸde Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the southern part of Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 7,234 km2, and its population is 365,419 (2022) of which 170,511 live in the city of NiÄŸde. The population was 348,081 in 200 ...
, with the decision on 19 June 1996, it was attached to
Gülağaç District in
Aksaray Province
Aksaray Province () is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Ankara to the northwest, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. Its area is 7,659 km2, an ...
. Bekarlar's municipality status ended at the
2013 reorganisation, when the population dropped below 2000 people.
Law No. 6360
''Official Gazette
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'', 6 December 2012 .
References
Villages in Gülağaç District
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