Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Mersin |
District: | Toroslar |
Çelebili | |
Population Total: | 304 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 36.9333°N 70°W |
Elevation M: | 415 |
Area Code: | 0324 |
Çelebili is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Toroslar, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 304 (2022).[2] It is situated in the lower slopes of the Taurus Mountains and close to an artificial lake. Its distance to Mersin city center is . The village is a relatively recent settlement. Before being declared a village in 1955, it was a hamlet near Musalı, and the name of the settlement probably refers to a letter writer of the settlement who was called Çelebi, an Ottoman-era title meaning "gentleman."[3]