Akseki is a municipality and

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Antalya Province Antalya Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. It is located on the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taur ...

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. Its area is 1,544 km², and its population is 10,477 (2022). Known for its snowdrops, Akseki is located in the western

Taurus Mountains The Taurus Mountains (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar,'' Greek language, Greek'':'' Ταύρος) are a mountain range, mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coastal reg ...

at an elevation of 1100m. The

Manavgat River Manavgat River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains in Turkey. In ancient times it was called Melas (). At an elevation of 1,350 m, the outflow of several small springs joins together to become the headwaters of the Manavgat ...

passes through a large valley in the centre of the district, which is otherwise mainly mountainous. Places of interest include caves, valleys and a number of high meadows. This windswept rocky mountainside is not good farmland and the local economy mostly depends on forestry and raising sheep and cattle. Many people from Akseki have migrated to

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

but still have homes here as an escape from the summer heat on the coast. Akseki was formerly

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town of Marla, Marulya, or Marulia. It was conquered by the

Seljuk Turks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turks, Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate society, Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persi ...

and the

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along with other towns in the area. Antalya's

Akdeniz University Akdeniz University () is a public research university established in Antalya, Turkey. It has been chosen as the second most beautiful university in Turkey, after Boğaziçi University. It is one of the leading educational institutions in the co ...

has a branch here training nurses, and doing some other vocational training. With its rich

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, Akseki is a member of the

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions. The country boasts an economy based on cattle and almond trade.

Composition

There are 51

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in Akseki District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. * Akşahap * Alaçeşme * Aşağıaşıklar * Bademli * Belenalan * Boğaz * Bucakalan * Bucakkışla * Büyükalan * Çaltılıçukur * Çanakpınar * Ceceler * Cemerler * Cendeve * Cevizli * Çimiköy * Çınardibi * Çukurköy * Değirmenlik * Demirciler * Dikmen * Dutluca * Emiraşıklar * Erenyaka * Fakılar * Geriş * Güçlüköy * Gümüşdamla * Güneykaya * Günyaka * Güzelsu * Hacıilyas * Hocaköy * Hüsamettinköy * Karakışla * Kepez * Kepezbeleni *

Kuyucak Kuyucak is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 544 km2, and its population is 26,111 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın on the E24 highway that connects İzmir and Denizli, east of İzmir. Kuyucak is near ...

* Mahmutlu * Menteşbey * Minareli * Pınarbaşı * Sadıklar * Salihler * Sarıhacılar * Sarıhaliller * Sinanhoca * Süleymaniye * Susuzşahap * Taşlıca * Yarpuz

Notable residents

Fatin Gökmen Fatin Gökmen (6 January 1877 – 1955) was a Turkish astronomer and politician. He was a key figure in facilitating the emergence of the modern astronomical observatory in Turkey. The Imperial Observatory, established in Istanbul in 1867 under ...

(1877–1955), astronomer and politician * Keklik Yücel (born 1968), Dutch politician

References

External links

District governor's official website
Populated places in Antalya Province Districts of Antalya Province Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Antalya-geo-stub