Dağpazarı

Dağpazarı
—  Village  —
Dağpazarı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°50′N 33°28′E / 36.833°N 33.467°E / 36.833; 33.467Coordinates: 36°50′N 33°28′E / 36.833°N 33.467°E / 36.833; 33.467
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Mut
Village
Government
– Muhtar
Elevation	1,300 m (4,260 ft)
Population (2010)
– Total	316
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33600
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Dağpazarı is a village in Mersin Province, Turkey

Geography

Dağpazarı is a part of Mut district of Mersin Province. Situated in Toros Mountains, northeast of Mut at 36°50′N 33°28′E / 36.833°N 33.467°E / 36.833; 33.467, the road distance to Mut is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) and to Mersin is 195 kilometres (121 mi). The population of the village is 316^[1] as of 2010. 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 in the 13th century and by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. After the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), 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. ^[2]

Economy

After irrigation problems were solved in 1950s, the village became an important fruit producer. Main products are apple and grapes.

References

1. ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. http://rapor.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2=&ENVID=adnksdb2Env&report=idari_yapi_09sonrasi.RDF&p_il1=33&p_yil=2010&p_dil=2&desformat=html. Retrieved 2011. 
2. ^ "Dağpazarı (Turkish)". Village page. http://www.dagpazari.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=28. Retrieved 2011.