Denizciler

Neighbourhood in İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

36°39′N 36°13′E / 36.650°N 36.217°E / 36.650; 36.217CountryTurkeyProvinceHatayDistrictİskenderunElevation

60 m (200 ft)Population

(2022)

25,270Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

31280

Denizciler (literally "Seamen") is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 25,270 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4] It is a coastal town situated on the east coast line of the Mediterranean Sea. It is on Turkish state highway D.817 which connects İskenderun to north. The distance to İskenderun is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) and to Antakya (province center) is 65 kilometres (40 mi).

Denizciler is a recent town. It was formed by merging several settlements in 1987.^[5] 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.

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-03-29.