Çiftlik, Niğde

Municipality in Niğde, Turkey

38°10′N 34°29′E / 38.167°N 34.483°E / 38.167; 34.483CountryTurkeyProvinceNiğdeDistrictÇiftlikGovernment

• MayorSerkan Güzel (AKP)Elevation

1,555 m (5,102 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

4,464Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

51660

Area code0388Websiteciftlik.zeplinx.com

Çiftlik is a town in Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Çiftlik District.^[2] Its population is 4,464 (2022).^[1] It is 67 km from the town of Niğde, and 65 km from Aksaray. There is a much shorter route over the mountains to Niğde but that road is often under snow and closed in winter. Its elevation is 1,555 m (5,102 ft).^[3]

Çiftlik is Turkish for farm, appropriately in this rural area which was previously known as Melendiz. Obsidian is found in the area.

Places of interest

A number of very ancient burial mounds höyük.
The hot spring and crater lake near the village of Narköy.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Ciftlik, Turkey". Retrieved 3 April 2023.