Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Mersin |
District: | Mut |
Gökçetaş | |
Population Total: | 573 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 36.8833°N 43°W |
Elevation M: | 685 |
Postal Code: | 33600 |
Area Code: | 0324 |
Gökçetaş is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 573 (2022).[2] It is situated to the east of Göksu River valley. Its distance to Mut is and to Mersin is .
The village is an old village. During the reign of Ottoman sultan Beyazıt II (15th century), it was known as Sekitler. The origin of the population was Abdal, a religious group, which migrated from Central Anatolia following the campaigns of Gedik Ahmet Pasha. Later it was renamed as Sanşa and after 1960 as Gökçetaş. The main economic activities are agriculture and animal breeding.[3]