Ortaköy () is a neighbourhood (mahalle) of the municipality and district of Artuklu, Mardin Province, Turkey.Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its population is 10,363 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is populated by Arabs of the Tat tribe and Kurds.
Etymology The current Turkish name of the town is a common settlement name which translates to 'middle/center village'. Previous recorded names include Horîncük,1040 no’lu Halep Tapu-tahrir Defteri: Nejat Göyünç, XVI. Yüzyılda Mardin Sancağı, Ankara 1991. Harrîn,Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye ve Müdafaa-i Milliye Vekâleti 1:200.000 haritaları [1909-1927]. and Gülharrin,TC İçişleri Bakanlığı, Meskûn Yerler Kılavuzu, Ankara 1946. meaning 'wild rose'. Ortaköy is locally also called Horren.
Population Historic population figures of Ortaköy:
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