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Country
  
Turkey

District
  
Aydıncık

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
103 (2012)

Province
  
Mersin Province

Elevation
  
675 m (2,215 ft)

Postal code
  
33840

Area code
  
0324

Yeniyürük

Yeniyürük is a village in Aydıncık district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its name ("new Yörük") refers to the fact that the village was founded by Yörüks who settled during the Seljuks (or Anatolian Beyliks) era (in contrast to Yörüks of the 9th century) The distance to Aydıncık is 20 kilometres (12 mi) and to Mersin 195 kilometres (121 mi). The village is situated in the Toros Mountains. The population of the Yeniyürük was 103 in 2012. The main economic activity of the village is animal breeding.

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References

Yeniyürük Wikipedia


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