Dereköy, Bozyazı

For other places with the same name, see Dereköy.
Dereköy
Village
Dereköy

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°20′N 33°04′E / 36.333°N 33.067°E / 36.333; 33.067Coordinates: 36°20′N 33°04′E / 36.333°N 33.067°E / 36.333; 33.067
Country  Turkey
Province Mersin Province
District Bozyazı
Elevation 1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 341
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 0324
Licence plate 33

Dereköy (literally "creekville") is a village in Bozyazı district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is a mountain village in the Taurus Mountains. The distance to Bozyazı is about 70 kilometres (43 mi). The population of Dereköy was 341 as of 2012.[1] The population of the village is composed of Turkmens. Dereköy was once a part of İshaklar village situated to the south; but it eventually issued from İhsaklar. Main economic activity is animal breeding and agriculture. But some residents also work in services either in Anamur or Bozyazı and spend only summers in Dereköy.[2]

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