Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Muğla |
District: | Fethiye |
Karaçulha | |
Population Total: | 16662 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 36.65°N 42°W |
Elevation M: | 145 |
Postal Code: | 48300 |
Area Code: | 0252 |
Karaçulha is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 16,662 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] It has almost merged to Fethiye proper. The distance to Muğla is . There are ancient ruins around Karaçulha. But the settlement was founded by Yörüks (nomadic Turkmens). Evliya Çelebi a 17th-century Turkish traveller mentions Karaçulha people in his book.[5] The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1970.