Akseki is a town and district of
Antalya Province
Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.
Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visi ...
in the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ...
region of
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 ...
. According to 2010 census, population of the district is 15,912 of which 3,441 live in the town of Akseki.
Known for its snowdrops, Akseki is located in the western
Taurus Mountains
The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğird ...
at an elevation of 1500m. The
Manavgat River
Manavgat River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains in Turkey. In ancient times it was called Melas ( grc, Μέλας).
At an elevation of 1,350 m, the outflow of several small springs joins together to become the headwater ...
passes through a large valley in the centre of the district, which is otherwise mainly mountainous. Places of interest include caves, valleys and a number of high meadows. This windswept rocky mountainside is not good farmland and the local economy mostly depends on forestry and raising sheep and cattle. Many people from Akseki have migrated to
Antalya
la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 07xxx
, area_code = (+90) 242
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but still have homes here as an escape from the summer heat on the coast. The people of Akseki have a reputation as canny traders, and some prominent businessman were brought up here including restaurateur and fruit-juice producer
Ömer Duruk.
Akseki was formerly
Byzantine
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 ...
town of Marla, Marulya, or Marulia. It was conquered by the
Seljuk Turks
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 ...
and the
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) ...
along with other towns in the area.
Antalya's
Akdeniz University
Akdeniz University ( tr, Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public research university established in Antalya, Turkey. It has been chosen as the second most beautiful university in Turkey, after Boğaziçi University, with its campus having a wide and gr ...
has a branch here training nurses, and doing some other vocational training.
With its rich architectural heritage, Akseki is a member of the
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
-based
European Association of Historic Towns and Regions.
[The European Association of Historic Towns and Regions ]
''Turkey''
The country boasts an economy based on cattle and almond trade.
Neighbourhoods
*Akşahap
*Alaçeşme
*Aşağıaşıklar
*Bademli
*Belenalan
*Bucakalan
*Bucakkışla
*Büyükalan
*Ceceler
*Cemerler
*Cendeve
*Cevizli
*Değirmenlik
*Dikmen
*Dutluca
*Emiraşıklar
*Erenyaka
*Geriş
*Gümüşdamla
*Güneykaya
*Günyaka
*Güzelsu
*Güçlüköy
*Hocaköy
*Hüsamettinköy
*Karakışla
*Kepez
*Kepezbeleni
*Kuyucak
*Mahmutlu
*Menteşbey
*Pınarbaşı
*Sadıklar
*Salihler
*Sarıhacılar
*Sarıhaliller
*Sinanhoca
*Susuzşahap
*Süleymaniye
*Taşlıca
*Yarpuz
*Çaltılıçukur
*Çanakpınar
*Çimiköy
*Çukurköy
*Çınardibi
References
External links
District governor's official website
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Antalya Province
Districts of Antalya Province
Akseki District
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