Sarıkaya, Erdemli

Sarıkaya (Sarıcakaya)
Village
Sarıkaya Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°46′N 34°07′E / 36.767°N 34.117°E / 36.767; 34.117Coordinates: 36°46′N 34°07′E / 36.767°N 34.117°E / 36.767; 34.117
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin Province
District	Erdemli
Elevation	1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	564
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33730
Area code(s)	0324
Licence plate	33

Sarıkaya (“yellow-rock”, Also called Sarıcakaya,”yellowish rock”)) is a village in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is at 36°46′N 34°07′E / 36.767°N 34.117°E / 36.767; 34.117. Distance to Erdemli is 33 kilometres (21 mi) and to Mersin is 69 kilometres (43 mi). The village is situated in the southern slopes of Toros Mountains and in summers it is used as a summer resort so called yayla. There are cedar forests around the village. The population of Sarıkaya was 564^[1] as of 2012 excluding summer settlers. The village was founded by a Turkmens tribe from Karaman in the 18th century. Initially, they had founded another village now called Yanıkköy (“burnt village”) ; but for reasons unknown, they had a clash with other Turkmens who had previously settled around and during the clashes Yanıkköy was burned down. Sarıcakaya was their next home. The main economic activity of the village is animal breeding. Fruits like cherry, apple and peach are also produced. ^[2]

References