Korkuteli
Sign in to saveKorkuteli is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,433 km2, and its population is 56,285 (2022). It is north-west of the city of Antalya. It was previously called İstanoz or Stenez.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Korkuteli
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Korkuteli; Blick auf die Stadt.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Korkuteli; east view of the city from the dam.
- Turkey place.image_map
- Antalya location Korkuteli.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Korkuteli District in Antalya Province
- Turkey place.province
- Antalya
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Saniye Caran
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 2433
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 1020
- Turkey place.population_total
- 56285
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 07800
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0242
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Korkuteli is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,433 km2, and its population is 56,285 (2022). It is north-west of the city of Antalya. It was previously called İstanoz or Stenez.
==Etymology== Its modern name comes from Korkut, an Ottoman prince, who was murdered by his brother Selim I while trying to hide in a cave in the district.