Dağpazarı is a village in the
Mut district of
Mersin Province,
Turkey
Geography
Dağpazarı is a part of
Mut district of Mersin Province. Situated in the
Taurus Mountains, northeast of Mut, the road distance to Mut is about and to Mersin is . The population of the village was 287 as of 2012. But Dağpazarı is also a
yayla (resort) of Mut residents and in summers the population may increase.
History
Dağpazarı is an old village. During
Byzantine era its name was ''Coropissus''. It was on the road connecting Mut to
Central Anatolia. There are ruins of a church as well as rock tombs around the village. After
Seljukids and
Crusaders, Dağpazarı was captured by the
Karamanids
The Karamanids ( tr, Karamanoğulları or ), also known as the Emirate of Karaman and Beylik of Karaman ( tr, Karamanoğulları Beyliği), was one of the Anatolian beyliks, centered in South-Central Anatolia around the present-day Karaman Pro ...
in the 13th century and by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. After the
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 ( tr, 93 Harbi, lit=War of ’93, named for the year 1293 in the Islamic calendar; russian: Русско-турецкая война, Russko-turetskaya voyna, "Russian–Turkish war") was a conflict between th ...
, during which most of the Ottoman territories in Europe were lost, Turks from
Hacıoğlu Pazarcık (modern Dobrich in
Bulgaria) migrated to Anatolia to find new homes and 18 families of these people were settled in Dağpazarı to start a new phase in village history.
Economy
After irrigation problems were solved in 1950s, the village became an important fruit producer. Main products are apple and grapes.
In May 2012, a
wind farm consısting of 13
wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 39
MW was constructed.
References
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Villages in Mut District