Ortaköy, Artvin

Ortaköy (Berta)
—  Town  —
Ortaköy Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.25°N 41.983°E / 41.25; 41.983Coordinates: 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.25°N 41.983°E / 41.25; 41.983
Country	Turkey
Province	Artvin Province
District	Artvin central district
Government
- Muhtar
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population (2010)
- Total	1,288
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	08100
Area code(s)	0466
Licence plate	08

Ortaköy is a town in the central district (Artvin) of Artvin Province, Turkey. Situated at 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.25°N 41.983°E / 41.25; 41.983 its distance to Artvin is 35 kilometres (22 mi).The population of the village is town is 1288 ^[1] as of 2010. The area around Ortaköy was a part of Georgia in the 9th century. But after the 11th century it was controlled by various Turkic rulers and now the residents of Ortaköy are Ahıska Turks most of which still live in other Turkic countries and Russia. Ortaköy, an Ottoman town in the 19th century was abandoned at the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. But it was returned to Turkey at the end of the First World War. ^[2]

References

1. ^ Statistical Institute
2. ^ Village page (Turkish)