Çekmece

Çekmece
Çekmece is located in Turkey
Çekmece
Çekmece
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 36°12′11″N 36°07′44″E / 36.203°N 36.129°E / 36.203; 36.129
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHatay
DistrictDefne
Population
 (2022)
40,226
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0326

Çekmece is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 40,226 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] Also in 2013, it passed from the former central district of Hatay to the new district of Defne.[3] It is within the metropolitan area of Antakya.

The neighborhood is populated by Alawites[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ akenanoglu (2019-11-23). "Alevi Köyleri Listesi". Ali Kenanoğlu (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Arap Alevi köyleri". Alevi Köyleri (in Turkish). 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2026-08-28.