Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Hatay |
District: | Defne |
Çekmece | |
Population Total: | 40226 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 36.203°N 36.129°W |
Area Code: | 0326 |
Çekmece is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 40,226 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] Also in 2013, it passed from the former central district of Hatay to the new district of Defne.[3] It is within the metropolitan area of Antakya.