Çekmece is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey.Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its population is 40,226 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). Also in 2013, it passed from the former central district of Hatay to the new district of Defne. It is within the metropolitan area of Antakya.
The neighborhood is populated by Alawites
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