Bağcağız

Not to be confused with Bağcağız, İliç.

Bağcağız is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 162 (2022).^[2] It is to the east of Mut. The distance to Mut is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) and to Mersin is 172 kilometres (107 mi).

Bağcağız
Neighbourhood
Bağcağız Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°41′N 33°32′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin
District	Mut
Elevation	975 m (3,199 ft)
Population  (2022)	162
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	33600
Area code	0324

It is an old village: according to Ensar Köse, the earliest document about the village was an Ottoman document of the 16th century which gave the 16th century population of the village as 82. Its main economic activity is farming, producing fruits like apricots and plums.^[3] Recently the village was in the news, because of villagers' objection to a planned quarry around the village.^[4]

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Mut page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
4. Zaman newspaper 8 Aug. 2012 (in Turkish)