Akören, Aladağ

Akören is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Aladağ, Adana Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 906 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] Halil Yılmaz was its muhtar as of 2016.[5]

Akören
Neighbourhood
A view from Yenimahalle zone of Akören
A view from Yenimahalle zone of Akören
Akören is located in Turkey
Akören
Akören
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.4538°N 35.4458°E / 37.4538; 35.4458
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAdana
DistrictAladağ
Government
 • MuhtarHalil Yılmaz
Population
 (2022)
906
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

History

The village is known to have existed in the ancient Roman times.[6][7] The ruins of this ancient settlement still exists and the village is an officially classified as an archaeological site. The site hosts four surviving churches and avenues.[6] The settlement consists of two separate neighbourhoods, one with around 30 houses called Akören 1 or Göveren, other with around 50 houses called Akören 2. Akören 1 encompasses a Byzantine church at the centre of the village, on which the date 572 is inscribed. This part hosts several historic stones, some of which were used in the extraction of oils. In the northwest of Akören 2 lies another church and a number of inscriptions and a Byzantine graveyard with burial chambers. On one inscription, the date of 170 AD is written.[8]

In 1928, the village was known as "Akevren". By 1946, the name of the village had changed to "Akören".[9]

Geography

The village is located 20 km away from Aladağ and 81 km from the city of Adana. It is located in the Taurus Mountains.[6]

Politics

The village was a municipality until the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation. The following is a list of mayors before 2013:[10]

  • 1989-1994: Ömer Tekin
  • 1994–1999: İsmet Erkan
  • 1999–2013: Ahmet Solaklıoğlu (AKP)

References
  1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. "Akören". Aladağ Municipality. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. "Müzeler ve Ören Yerleri". Adana Directorate of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 16 May 2016. "...ören yerinde ayakta kalmış dört adet kilise, yapı kalıntıları ve caddeler saptanmıştır. Kazılardan elde edilen yazıtların incelenmesinden burasının Roma devrinden beri yayla olarak kullanıldığı anlaşılmaktadır" / "in the site, four surviving churches, ruins of buildings and avenues have been found. It has been revealed that the settlement has been used since the Roman times upon an examination of inscription found in excavations.
  7. Ahmet Ünal, K. Serdar Girginer (2007). "Kilikya-Çukurova". Homer Kitabevi. p. 420.
  8. "Akören Antik Kenti". Aladağ Municipality. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. Nişanyan, Sevan. "Akören - Index Anatolicus". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. "AKÖREN BELEDİYESİ ÖNCEKİ BAŞKANLAR". Yerelnet. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015.

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