Yakatarla, Gülşehir

Yakatarla (formerly: Nernek) is a village in the Gülşehir District, Nevşehir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 179 (2022).[2]

Yakatarla
CountryTurkey
ProvinceNevşehir
DistrictGülşehir
Population
 (2022)
179
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

History

Nisa (Ancient Greek: Νίσα) was a small village. Its name was later changed to Muşkara, then to Nernek, and finally to its current name of Yakatarla.[3][4]

The name of the village is mentioned as Nernek in the records of 1928.[5]

The Legend of Nisa

The Legend of Nisa is a folk legend in which a princess by the same name sat on top the hills overlooking the village. It is suspected that a castle containing gold was once built there.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1985407    
1990380−1.36%
1997311−2.82%
2007328+0.53%
2012283−2.91%
2017237−3.49%
2022179−5.46%
Source: 1985 census,[6] 1990 census,[7] 1997 census[8] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[2]

References

  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. "Fib Haber". www.fibhaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. "Antoloji". www.antoloji.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  5. "Nişanyan Yeradları". nisanyanmap.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
  7. "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
  8. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.


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