Karanlıkdere

Karanlıkdere (formerly Asbuzu) is a village in Bor District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 563 (2022). It is situated in Melendiz Mountain. The distance to Bor is 19 km and is 27 km from Niğde. The settlement is probably 400 years old and was founded by seven families from the east. But its original population also included a Christian minority as well. Between 1998 and the 2013 reorganisation, Karanlıkdere was a town (belde). Main economic activity of the town is sheep and cattle breeding. Carpet weaving and scrap trading are other activities.