Denizciler (literally "Seamen") is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İskenderun, Hatay Province,

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. Its population is 25,270 (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 ...

''). It is a coastal town situated on the east coast line of the

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. It is on Turkish state highway D.817 which connects İskenderun to north. The distance to İskenderun is and to

Antakya Antakya (), Turkish form of Antioch, is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is . Prior to the devastating 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, 2023 earthquakes, its population was recorded ...

(province center) is . Denizciler is a recent town. It was formed by merging several settlements in 1987. There are several civil and military offices and small ports in and around Denizciler, the most important one being Isdemir a major steel producer situated to the north of Denziciler. Thus services in and around the town constitute the main revenue of the town. Denizciler is also popular with retired people.

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{{Authority control Neighbourhoods in İskenderun District Populated coastal places in Turkey