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İmam Çağdaş
A Gaziantep kebab and baklava house on Uzun Çarşı, trading since 1887 and regarded as the benchmark for pistachio baklava and Ali Nazik kebab. Downstairs is a working baklava kitchen.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Oğuzeli
Gaziantep, Turkey · Asia
About Oğuzeli
Oğuzeli is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Sekili, 48km from Halfeti (Sunken Village).
Oğuzeli is in Gaziantep, Turkey, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sekili, about 14 km away.
Oğuzeli is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 689 km2, and its population is 36 644 (2025). It is the 6th most populated district of Gaziantep, making it one of the smaller and rural districts alongside Araban, Karkamış, Nurdağı, Yavuzeli. Nevertheless, it is the closest district toRead more
the two urban districts of Şehitkamil and Şahinbey that make up Gaziantep City, with its municipal center located just Southeast of the city and the district bordering Hasan Kalyoncu University located at the edge of Şahinbey. As a suburban district, large areas of the district are made of agricultural farms, most particularly used for growing pistachios.
The town is historically inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and Abdals of the Maya Sekenler tribe.
The suburban district is most significant for housing the Gaziantep GZT Airport, historically referred to as Oğuzeli International Airport, as the 10th busiest airport in Türkiye as of 2025, connecting Gaziantep to many domestic and international destinations. The district is not linked with rail connections and while scheduled shuttle busses going to and from the airport exist, the only ways of reaching the municipal settlement of Oğuzeli remain to be busses and private cars. It is reached through the E90 European motorway, connecting to the O-54 Gaziantep Ring Road, exiting it at its Southeastern edge.
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Within an hour or so of Oğuzeli: İmam Çağdaş (16 km), Halfeti (Sunken Village) (48 km).
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Oğuzeli is in Gaziantep, Turkey, about 14 km from Sekili.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,527
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Region
- Gaziantep
- Timezone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates
- 36.9657, 37.5134
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Worth the detour from Oğuzeli
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Halfeti (Sunken Village)
Half of old Halfeti disappeared under the Birecik Dam reservoir in 2000, leaving a minaret standing out of the Euphrates. Boats run from the quay past submerged houses to the cliff fortress of Rumkale.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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