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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = metro district
| name                 = Akseki
| image_skyline        =
| image_caption        =
| image_map            = Antalya location Akseki.svg
| map_caption          = Map showing Akseki District in Antalya Province
| coordinates          = {{coord|37|02|55|N|31|47|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province             = Antalya
| leader_party         = CHP
| leader_name          = İlkay Akça
| leader_name1         =
| area_total_km2       = 1544
| elevation_m          = 1100
| population_footnotes = <ref name=tuik/>
| population_total     = 10477
| population_as_of     = 2022
| postal_code          =
| area_code            = 0242
| website              = {{url|http://www.akseki.bel.tr/}}
}}
'''Akseki''' is a municipality and [[Districts of Turkey|district]] of [[Antalya Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.</ref> Its area is 1,544&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref> and its population is 10,477 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=22 May 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref>
Known for its snowdrops, Akseki is located in the western [[Taurus Mountains]] at an elevation of 1100m. The [[Manavgat River]] passes through a large valley in the centre of the district, which is otherwise mainly mountainous. Places of interest include caves, valleys and a number of high meadows. This windswept rocky mountainside is not good farmland and the local economy mostly depends on forestry and raising sheep and cattle. Many people from Akseki have migrated to [[Antalya]] but still have homes here as an escape from the summer heat on the coast.
Akseki was formerly [[Byzantine]] town of Marla, Marulya, or Marulia. It was conquered by the [[Seljuk Turks]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]] along with other towns in the area.
Antalya's [[Akdeniz University]] has a branch here training nurses, and doing some other vocational training.
With its rich [[architectural heritage]], Akseki is a member of the [[Norwich]]-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions.<ref>The European Association of Historic Towns and Regions - [http://www.historic-towns.org/documents/members/turkey.doc ''Turkey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910004925/http://www.historic-towns.org/documents/members/turkey.doc |date=2008-09-10 }}</ref>
The country boasts an economy based on cattle and almond trade.
==Composition==
There are 51 [[mahalle|neighbourhoods]] in Akseki District:<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.</ref>
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* [[Akşahap, Akseki|Akşahap]]
* [[Alaçeşme, Akseki|Alaçeşme]]
* [[Aşağıaşıklar, Akseki|Aşağıaşıklar]]
* [[Bademli, Akseki|Bademli]]
* [[Belenalan, Akseki|Belenalan]]
* Boğaz
* [[Bucakalan, Akseki|Bucakalan]]
* [[Bucakkışla, Akseki|Bucakkışla]]
* [[Büyükalan, Akseki|Büyükalan]]
* [[Çaltılıçukur, Akseki|Çaltılıçukur]]
* [[Çanakpınar, Akseki|Çanakpınar]]
* [[Ceceler, Akseki|Ceceler]]
* [[Cemerler, Akseki|Cemerler]]
* [[Cendeve, Akseki|Cendeve]]
* [[Cevizli, Akseki|Cevizli]]
* [[Çimiköy, Akseki|Çimiköy]]
* [[Çınardibi, Akseki|Çınardibi]]
* [[Çukurköy, Akseki|Çukurköy]]
* [[Değirmenlik, Akseki|Değirmenlik]]
* Demirciler
* [[Dikmen, Akseki|Dikmen]]
* [[Dutluca, Akseki|Dutluca]]
* [[Emiraşıklar, Akseki|Emiraşıklar]]
* [[Erenyaka, Akseki|Erenyaka]]
* Fakılar
* [[Geriş, Akseki|Geriş]]
* [[Güçlüköy, Akseki|Güçlüköy]]
* [[Gümüşdamla, Akseki|Gümüşdamla]]
* [[Güneykaya, Akseki|Güneykaya]]
* [[Günyaka, Akseki|Günyaka]]
* [[Güzelsu, Akseki|Güzelsu]]
* Hacıilyas
* [[Hocaköy, Akseki|Hocaköy]]
* [[Hüsamettinköy, Akseki|Hüsamettinköy]]
* [[Karakışla, Akseki|Karakışla]]
* [[Kepez, Akseki|Kepez]]
* [[Kepezbeleni, Akseki|Kepezbeleni]]
* [[Kuyucak, Akseki|Kuyucak]]
* [[Mahmutlu, Akseki|Mahmutlu]]
* [[Menteşbey, Akseki|Menteşbey]]
* [[Minareli]]
* [[Pınarbaşı, Akseki|Pınarbaşı]]
* [[Sadıklar, Akseki|Sadıklar]]
* [[Salihler, Akseki|Salihler]]
* [[Sarıhacılar, Akseki|Sarıhacılar]]
* [[Sarıhaliller, Akseki|Sarıhaliller]]
* [[Sinanhoca, Akseki|Sinanhoca]]
* [[Süleymaniye, Akseki|Süleymaniye]]
* [[Susuzşahap, Akseki|Susuzşahap]]
* [[Taşlıca, Akseki|Taşlıca]]
* [[Yarpuz, Akseki|Yarpuz]]
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==Notable residents==
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*[[Fatin Gökmen]] (1877–1955), astronomer and politician
*[[Keklik Yücel]] (born 1968), Dutch politician
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.akseki.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] {{in lang|tr}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Antalya Province]]
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[[Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey]]
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