Çarıklar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Anamur Anamur is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,430 km2, and its population is 66,846 (2022). It is the westernmost district of that province, bordering on Antalya Province. Anamur contains Anatolia's southernm ...

Mersin Province Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Its population is 2,544 (as of 2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''

belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish. All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...

'').

Geography

The distance of the town center of Çarıklar to Anamur is only . Dragon River at the west of Çarıklar functions as the borderline between Anamur and Çarıklar. Çarıklar is one of the most dispersed settlements in Mersin Province with the north to south dimension in excess of .

History

The tall hill Azıtepe and the ruins of the historical city of Alakise are within the town area. The present population of the town is known as Çaruklu who are members of a Turkmen tribe. In 1992, Çarıklar became a town.

Economy

The main economic sectors are greenhouse agriculture and dairying.Mayor's page
/ref> Strawberries and peanuts are the most important products.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cariklar Populated coastal places in Turkey Neighbourhoods in Anamur District