Arslanköy
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Arslanköy is a town in Mersin Province
, Turkey
.
(Turkmens) who began to use the vicinity as a summer camp in the 14th century. Later a village was established.
Some of the most influential folk poets like Karacaoğlan
of the 17th century and Dadaloğlu
of the 19th century are believed to spent some years in Arslanköy.
Arslanköy previously an ambiguous village, made news in 1947 local elections. The candidate of the opposition won the elections for village headman . A civil servant supporting the governing party, tried to alter the official minutes . But residents of the village resisted and fought for their preference.
Arslanköy was declared a seat of township in 1954
Mersin Province
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Geography
Arslanköy is a mountain town at 37°01′N 34°17′E . Highway distance to Mersin is 51 kilometres (31.7 mi). It is a mountain town situated on Toros Mountains with an altitude of approximatelly 1475 metres (4,839.2 ft). The population is 2713 as of 2010.History
The early settlers were nomadic Oghuz TurksOghuz Turks
The Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....
(Turkmens) who began to use the vicinity as a summer camp in the 14th century. Later a village was established.
Some of the most influential folk poets like Karacaoğlan
Karacaoglan
Karacaoğlan is a 17th century Ottoman folk poet and ashik. His exact dates of birth and death are unknownbut it is widely accepted that he was born around 1606 and died around 1680...
of the 17th century and Dadaloğlu
Dadaloğlu
Dadaloğlu was an Ottoman folk poet -Background :In the Ottoman Empire there were two distinct literatures. Literature of the palace, so called divan literature used Ottoman Turkish, a language with extensive burrowings of words and phrases from Persian and Arabic. This language was not used in...
of the 19th century are believed to spent some years in Arslanköy.
Arslanköy previously an ambiguous village, made news in 1947 local elections. The candidate of the opposition won the elections for village headman . A civil servant supporting the governing party, tried to alter the official minutes . But residents of the village resisted and fought for their preference.
Arslanköy was declared a seat of township in 1954