Çukurkuyu, Niğde


Çukurkuyu is a belde in Bor district of Niğde Province, Turkey. At it is situated in the plains of Central Anatolia, to the south of Melendiz Mountain. Distance to Bor is to Niğde is. The population of Çukurkuyu is 2279 as of 2011. The village was founded by semi nomadic Turkmen tribes. In 1956 it was declared a seat of township. Agriculture is the main economic activity. Carpet weaving is secondary activity. Some town residents also work in Sugar refinery in Bor.

Notable natives