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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = neighbourhood
| province             = Kahramanmaraş
| district             = Afşin
| name                 = Haticepınar
| population_total     = 98
| population_as_of     = 2022
| coordinates          = {{coord|38|33|32|N|37|01|54|E|type:landmark_source:kolossus-trwiki|display=it}}
| image_skyline        = Haticepınar, Afşin.jpeg
|postal_code           = 46500
|area_code             = 0344
}}
'''Haticepınar''' is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of [[Afşin]], [[Kahramanmaraş Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.</ref> Its population is 98 (2022).<ref name=tuik/> Haticepınar is inhabited by [[Kurds in Turkey|Kurdish]] people.

Haticepinar is also known as Kani Xatce, or Gunde Jori, in Kurdish, amongst its inhabitants and closely relatef neighbouring villages. Haticepinar acquired the status of a village, in 1950, and according to the knowledge of the elderly who still reside in Haticepinar claim that people first settled in the area as long ago as 150 years ago. 

Inhabitants of Haticepinari are related to the nearby village of [[Kaşanlı]]. The name Kaşanlı is derived from the Kasan city in Iran and, according to the elderly of the region, Kurdish people that were oppressed by the [[Persian Empire|Persian]] King, left the city of Kasan, moving north-west and eventually settling in the current area.

Furthermore, some of the elderly people in the village claim that the village was originally inhabited by Armenians, who afterwards fled the region due to the Armenian Genocide. 

The first two Kurdish families who initially settled in the village were wealthy families, who had travelled from Malatya.
The exact dates are not clear. However, the village was under threat from bandits in the late 1800s. The bandits committed crimes such as: kidnapping for ransom, robbery and murder in the region. The villagers with the help from other nearby Kurdish clans, managed to fight off the bandits together around the early 1900s. 

Over the years, the population of the village grew and many families established trade and businesses at the city centre of Kahramanmaras. In 1978, the Maras Massacre took place in the city centre, resulting in the persecution and murder of many Kurdish Alevi people. As a result of this, many people fled the city leaving their businesses behind and moved back to the village. Due to growing economic strains and difficulties, many people left the village to move to other cities and eventually abroad, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, USA and European countries.

==Geography==

Haticepınar is 55&nbsp;km away from Afşin and 205&nbsp;km from [[Kahramanmaraş]] city centre. Haticepınar is located on the mountainous region of the [[Binboğa Mountains]] and for this arable lands are limited.  On the west of the village is the village of Oğlakkaya, on the south is the Örenli village, on the north is the Güldede village of [[Gürün District]] and on the east is the district of [[Elbistan]]. 

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|percentages = pagr
|source = 1990 census,<ref name="TÜİK1990">{{Cite web | url = https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0013349.pdf | title = 1990 General Census | date = 1991 | publisher = [[Turkish Statistical Institute]] | language = Turkish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210831205734/https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0013349.pdf | archive-date = 31 August 2021 | url-status = live }}</ref> 1997 census<ref name="TÜİK1997">{{Cite web | url = https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0014235.pdf | title = 1997 Population Count | date = 1999 | publisher = [[Turkish Statistical Institute]] | language = Turkish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221030113057/https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0014235.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2022 | url-status = live }}</ref> and TÜIK (2007-2022)<ref name=tuik>{{cite web|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |title=Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters|publisher=[[Turkish Statistical Institute|TÜIK]] |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref>
|1990|176
|1997|117
|2007|79
|2012|90
|2017|94
|2022|98
}}

== References ==
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{{Afşin District}}

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[[Category:Kurdish settlements in Turkey]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Afşin District]]