Doğançay, Mersin

Doğançay Ohun
Neighbourhood
Doğançay Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°51′N 34°26′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Mersin
District	Mezitli
Elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Population  (2022)	148
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0324

Doğançay is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mezitli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 148 (2022). It is situated in the Taurus Mountains. Its distance to Mersin is 38 kilometres (24 mi). The main activity of residents is farming and agricultural activities including growing grapes, olive, pear, and almond. The village is famous for its special grapes. Because of the uniqueness of its soil, the grapes become to have a very special taste at the end of the harvest season.

Cultural activities

• With the arrival of spring, the villagers collectively perform folk dances, also cook some traditional meals and distribute it to residents of another villagers or guests from all around Mersin.
• During these festivals, they also discuss current political issues and their future plans about farming as well as entertainment.

Fruits and vegetables grown in Doğançay

Grapes are tasty because of the soil. This aspect allow residents to convert it very unique molasses, which is very popular among Turkish, especially in Mediterranean.

• Other usage area of the grapes is wine industry. At the beginning of, mostly, September, harvest season completely opens. Grapes turn into wine at considerable rate in the village.

Olive, plum and almond are other products.

Notable people

• Nuri Yüce is literature and turcology professor who wrote dozens of articles and books about local languages and other literature topics.
• Mustafa Keşli is a poet whose nickname is “Cıncık”. He had gathered his poems in a book and had published it.