Böcekli

Municipality in Osmaniye, Turkey

37°17′53″N 36°21′36″E / 37.29806°N 36.36000°E / 37.29806; 36.36000CountryTurkeyProvinceOsmaniyeDistrictDüziçiElevation

250 m (820 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

2,160Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

80740

Böcekli is a town (belde) in the Düziçi District, Osmaniye Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 2,160 (2022).^[1] The distance to Düziçi is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). Two hundred years ago the original population of Böcekli under the leadership of certain Böcük Koca migrated from Şanlıurfa to present location. With the additional population from the then nomadic Afşar tribes (a Turkmen tribe) they formed neighbouring villages. In 1994 Boyalı and other five villages merged to form the town of Böcekli. Böcekli, economy depends on irrigated farming. Peanut and cotton are among the main crops.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Mayor's page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2012-05-19.