Arpaçbahşiş
Town hall
Town hall
Arpaçbahşiş is located in Turkey
Arpaçbahşiş
Arpaçbahşiş
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°39′N 34°21′E / 36.650°N 34.350°E / 36.650; 34.350
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMersin
DistrictErdemli
Population
 (2022)
7,285
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
33730
Area code0324

Arpaçbahşiş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 7,285 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4]

History

The area around Arpaçbahşiş was a part of historical Cilicia Pedias (eastern part of Cilicia, the flat Cilicia). During the domination of Ramadanid principality (a Turkmen dynasty between 13th and 16th centuries), a Turkmen tribe named Varsak settled in the area, north of the modern town of Tömük, 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.[5]

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 2 km (1.2 mi) 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 5 km (3.1 mi) and to Mersin is 30 km (19 mi).

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

  1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. Mayor’s page (in Turkish) Archived February 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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