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Balcı
Village
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Coordinates: 37°58′N 34°27′E / 37.967°N 34.450°E / 37.967; 34.450
Country	Turkey
Province	Niğde
District	Bor
Elevation	1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Population	663
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	51700
Area code	0388

Balcı (formerly Cücü) is a village in Bor District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 663 (2022). It is situated in the southern slopes of Melendiz Mountain. Distance to Bor is 17 kilometres (11 mi) to Niğde is 27 kilometres (17 mi). The village was founded in the Middle Ages by a rebellious commander of Karamanoğlu Beylik (a Turkmen principality between 13th-15thy centuries) in a remote valley of the mountain. In 1940s the village was relocated following an earthquake. Main economic activities of the village are agriculture and beehiving. ( Bal means "honey") . Cereals, sugar beet and fodder are the crops of the village.

References

1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

v t e Bor District
Municipalities	Bahçeli Bor Çukurkuyu Kemerhisar
Villages	Badak Balcı Bayat Bereket Emen Gökbez Halaç Havuzlu Karacaören Karamahmutlu Karanlıkdere Kavuklu Kayı Kaynarca Kılavuz Kızılca Kızılkapı Kürkçü Obruk Okçu Postallı Seslikaya Tepeköy

• Villages in Bor District, Niğde