Üzümlü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Erdemli Erdemli is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,279 km2, and its population is 151,928 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin. Geography Erdemli is located between the districts of Mezitli (to the east) a ...

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, Turkey. Its population is 221 (2022). It is situated in the valley of ''Müğlü creek'' in the

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. It is surrounded by pine forests and vineyards. It is located from Erdemli and from

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. The village was founded 200 years ago by

Yörüks The Yörüks, also Yuruks or Yorouks (; , ''Youroúkoi''; ; , ''Juruci''), are a Turkish ethnic subgroup of Oghuz descent, some of whom are nomadic, primarily inhabiting the mountains of Anatolia, and partly in the Balkan peninsula. On the Bal ...

(once nomadic

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) from

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. Later another clan from

Malatya Malatya (; ; Syriac language, Syriac ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of y ...

also settled in Üzümlü. It was a neighbourhood of Şahna called Küçük Şahna ("Little Şahna") until sundered and declared a separate village. Farming is the major activity of the village. As implied by the name of the village (''Üzüm'' means "grape") the main crop of the village is grapes. Citrus is also produced.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uzumlu, Erdemli Neighbourhoods in Erdemli District