Hançerli, Niğde
Former Karamanlides village known for Dermason beans.
Hançerli is a neighborhood in the Niğde district of Niğde province, central Turkey, formerly a Karamanlides village. It is located 9 kilometers from the provincial capital and has a population of 294. The settlement is noted for its Dermason beans, a variety registered for protected geographical indication by the Niğde Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Quick Facts
- Population
- 294
- Distance to provincial capital
- 9 kilometers
- Province
- Niğde
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- In 1920, the village had 1045 Karamanlides and 1283 Muslims.
- After the 1923 Population Exchange, 176 Muslims from Kastoria and Chroupista in Greece were settled here.
Name
The locality has been recorded under numerous names, many similar. Ottoman registers of 1500, 1518, and 1530 list it as Dilmuson. An early 20th-century archaeological catalog gives Dylmusun or Termissos. A study of late 19th- and early 20th-century migrants records Τελμησσός, Τελμησός, Ντελμισσόν, Ντελμοσό, Hancereli, or Dulmucum. A late 19th-century study of Cappadocian monasteries uses Τερμισσός. A 1928 Turkish Interior Ministry report lists Dilmisson or ديلميصون, while a 1957 geographical study uses Hançerli.
Local sights
The village center contains an old church, originally the Analepsis Monastery, built in 1832 from cut basalt in a basilica style, which now functions as a mosque. Before this building, the local parish used a cave church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. Three historic fountains are found in the village, one of which has a Greek and Karamanli inscription dated 1832. An old laundry building also remains. To the northeast are the ruins of the Koimesis of the Theotokos Monastery.
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