Karaçulha

Neighbourhood in Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey

36°39′N 29°13′E / 36.650°N 29.217°E / 36.650; 29.217CountryTurkeyProvinceMuğlaDistrictFethiyeElevation

145 m (476 ft)Population

(2022)

16,662Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

48300

Karaçulha is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 16,662 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4] It has almost merged to Fethiye proper. The distance to Muğla is 140 kilometres (87 mi). There are ancient ruins around Karaçulha. But the settlement was founded by Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens). Evliya Çelebi a 17th-century Turkish traveller mentions Karaçulha people in his book.^[5] The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1970.

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^{[permanent dead link]}