| Atlılar (Sadiye) |
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Atlılar
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mersin Province |
| District | Toroslar |
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| • Muhtar | |
| Elevation | 1,425 m (4,675 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 172 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 33250 |
| Area code(s) | 0324 |
| Licence plate | 33 |
Atlılar (former Sadiye) is a small village in Toroslar district of Mersin Province where the capital city of Toroslar district is actually a part of Greater Mersin. It is a high-altitude village in the Toros Mountains at Distance to Mersin is 65 kilometres (40 mi). The village inhabitants are mostly of Adyghe (Turkish: Çerkez) origin. Following Russian–Circassian War in 1864, Adyghe people were expelled from Caucasus, their homeland, to the Ottoman Empire where they were settled in various regions in the Ottoman Empire. The earlier settlement of Adyghe people in Mersin was Mezitli at the Mediterranean Sea side. But they asked for cooler and high-altitude places and finally they were settled in Sadiye.[1] The population of the village is 172[2]