Type: | municipality |
Çiftlik | |
Coordinates: | 38.1667°N 63°W |
Province: | Niğde |
District: | Çiftlik |
Leader Party: | AKP |
Leader Name: | Serkan Güzel |
Elevation M: | 1555 |
Population Total: | 4464 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Postal Code: | 51660 |
Area Code: | 0388 |
Çiftlik is a town in Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Çiftlik District.[1] Its population is 4,464 (2022).[2] It is 67 km from the town of Niğde, and 65 km from Aksaray. There is a much shorter route over the mountains to Niğde but that road is often under snow and closed in winter. Its elevation is .[3]
Çiftlik is Turkish for farm, appropriately in this rural area which was previously known as Melendiz. Obsidian is found in the area.