Çeltikçi, Kızılcahamam
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. 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]
Çeltikçi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Çeltikçi Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′N 32°27′E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Ankara Province |
| District | Kızılcahamam |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 499 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 06890 |
| Area code(s) | 0312 |
| Licence plate | 06 |
References
- "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- Mayor's page (in Turkish)
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