Çeltikçi, Kızılcahamam

Çeltikçi
Town
Çeltikçi

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 40°19′N 32°27′E / 40.317°N 32.450°ECoordinates: 40°19′N 32°27′E / 40.317°N 32.450°E
Country  Turkey
Province Ankara Province
District Kızılcahamam
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 499
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 06890
Area code(s) 0312
Licence plate 06

Çeltikçi is a small town in Kızılcahamam district of Ankara Province, Turkey. It is situated to the south of Çamlıudere Dam reservoir and to the south west of Kızılcahamam at 40°19′N 32°27′E / 40.317°N 32.450°E. The population of Çeltikçi was 499 [1] as of 2011. The earliest references to Çeltikçi are of 1691 when the Ottoman government forced a small Turkmen tribe to settle. But later other people like Circassians from the Caucasus, Turks from Veliko Tarnovo (modern Bulgaria), Circassians and Tatars from Dobruja (modern Romania) were also settled in Çeltikçi.[2]

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2011.
  2. Mayor's page (Turkish)