Silifke Göksu Vadisi'nde Yer Alan Köylerin Beseri Cografya Özellikleri/The Anthropogeographic Features Of The Villages In Silifke Göksu Valley

• Published in: Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü dergisi 2013-01 (29), p.207
• Main Authors: Saribas, Mustafa, Pinar, Adnan
• Format: Article
• Language: Turkish
• Subjects: Agriculture; Anatomical systems; Education; Elementary education; Families; Population; Public health; Rural areas; Teachers; Towns; Valleys
• ISSN: 1302-1796; 1304-8899

The part of Göksu valley, forming the study area within the boundaries of Silifke, is on the northwest of the district center. The area of the research that begins with Mut-on the west-extends over the center of Silifke. The mountains encircle Göksu Valley both on the west and east in the research area. The most significant mountains of these are Hisar Mountain and Gedik Mountain. These mountains bound to Middle Toros Mountains are corroded by Göksu River and become canyon valleys. There are ten villages in the research area. These are Bükdegirmeni, Ek^iler, Evkafçiftligi, Imambekirli, Karahacili, Karakaya, Kargicak, Keben, Ortaören and Senir. Furthermore, there are 17 neighborhoods and settlements that bound to these villages. The villages in the valley form 13,5% of all villages and the neighborhoods form the 11,3% of all the neighborhoods in the district. The total area of the villages in the research field is 205,24 km2 and it constitutes 7% (2 945,5 km2) of the total area of the district. The villages in the research field were built on a line along Göksu Valley and seven of them on the South and three of them are on the North of the mountains that border the valley. So, exposure is the important factor of determining the places where the villages founded. Agricultural activities have started in the villages that founded in Göksu Valley where transportation facilities are good, drinking and irrigation water resources are abundant, the climate is milder than the surrounding areas and the land is productive and this has increased the settlement rate and the concentration of the population. Total population of 10 villages located in the valley was 3 583 in 2008. 3,2% of the total population and 5,8% of the rural population in Silifke lives in Göksu Valley. The population didn't show a balanced distribution in the research field. While Keben (714) and Senir (549) are the most populous villages, Ortaören (132) and Ek^iler (134) are the least populous villages in the research field. The population of the villages in the research field tends to increase. While the total population in the villages was 3 497 in 2007, this number increased to 3 583 in 2008. The population in the valley increased by 2,5% compared to the previous year. However, the increase did not take place at the same rate in any village. While the population decreases in Evkafçiftligi (7,4%) and Keben (4,4%), it increases in Kargicak (20,9%) and Bükdegirmeni (10,6%) at high rates. Migration t