Kılan, Ulukışla

Kılan (also known as Aktoprak) is a village in Ulukışla District, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,596 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).

Probably the earliest settlement was established during the Roman Empire era. About 250 years ago, during the Ottoman Empire era, a Turkmen tribe named Kılanoğulları ('sons of Kılan') settled around the village. In 1989 the municipality of Kılan was established and Kılan was declared a belde ('seat of township'). However in 2015 the municipality was disestablished.

The main economic activity is agriculture and animal husbandry. The main crop is cherry.