Tekeli is a town in
Mersin Province,
Turkey.
Geography
Tekeli is a part of
Bozyazı district which itself is a part of
Mersin Province. It is situated on a small coastal plain surrounded by the
Toros Mountains. It is
Datça Mersin highway
D.400 is an east–west trunk road, state road in southern Turkey. The road starts at Datça in the southwest corner of the Anatolian peninsula. The road ends at the Iranian border at Esendere.
D.400 runs through the cities of Marmaris, Fe ...
which runs parallel to
Mediterranean coast at about .
Tekeli is to Bozyazı and to
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
. The population of the town was 3313
as of 2012.
History
The territory around Tekeli was ruled in turn by
Hittites,
Lydians,
Romans,
Byzantines and
Armenians. In 1225, it was annexed by the
Seljuks and after the disintegration of Seljuks, it fell to
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 ...
. Finally in 1466 it was incorporated in the
Ottoman Empire. According to municipality, the name of the town refers to historical
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 ...
tribe of Teke which is also known as the founder of
Teke Beylik
The Anatolian beylik of Teke ( tr, Tekeoğulları Beyliği, 1321–1423), with its capital at Antalya, was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm.
History
The Teke ...
. The Teke Turkmens migrated from
Turkestan to South West
Anatolia (
Antalya region) in the 13th century. Between 16th and 18th centuries a part of nomadic Teke people migrated to the present location. The village was founded in 1864. After the
First World War the village was briefly occupied by
Italian Army. But during the
Turkish War of Independence the town became a part of Turkey on 21 May 1921. In 1987, it was declared a township.
Mayor's page
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Economy
The most pronounced economy activity in Tekeli is greenhouse agriculture. Bananas, peanuts and all kinds of citrus are also produced. The touristic (beach) potential of the town is also promising.
References
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Populated places in Mersin Province
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Bozyazı District