Deliveli

Deliveli is a neighborhood (formerly a village) in Kandıra District, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its population is 116 (2025).

Name

Deliveli means literally "crazy guardian" (Turkish: deli + veli). Two different stories are given concerning the origin of the name:

Long ago, a man named Deli Veli (Veli the Crazy) was a respected elder of the village, and the village was named after him.
In the past, a wrestler named Veli lived in the area. Because he could defeat everyone, he earned the nickname "Deli" and the village was named after him.

A Byzantine-era stone block carved with a cross has been found in Deliveli; it was reused as part of a well.

↑ "Deliveli Mahallesi Nüfusu, Kandıra, Kocaeli" [Population of Deliveli Neighborhood, Kandıra, Kocaeli]. Türkiye Nüfusu: İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
↑ Koçak, Aynur (2006). Kocaeli Köy Adları Üzerine Bir İnceleme [A Study of Kocaeli Village Names]. Uluslararası Kocaeli ve Çevresi Kültür Sempozyumu (in Turkish). Kocaeli.
↑ Girgin, Onur (2016). Kandıra Örnekleri Işığında Batı Karadeniz Bizans Dönemi Mimari Eserlerinin Genel Bir Değerlendirmesi [A General Evaluation of Byzantine Period Architectural Works in the Western Black Sea Region: Examples from Kandıra]. İnsan, Kimlik, Mekân Bağlamında Zonguldak Sempozyumu (in Turkish). Zonguldak: Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi. pp. 159, 164.

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