YeşilburçYeşilburç is a village in Niğde District of Niğde Province, Turkey. Its population is 464.GeographyYeşilburç is north of Niğde and south of Gebere Dam. Situated in a high valley, it is surrounded by fruit gardens.HistoryYeşilburç was a Karamanlides village; i.e., the residents were Turkish speakers of Orthodox Christian faith. During the compulsory population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1920s, they were deported to Greece just like the other Greeks. In Greece they were settled in Corfu island. Meanwhile Vallahades from the village of Kivotos in Grevena who were deported from Greece came to Turkey to find a new home. They were settled in Yeşilburç in 1926.EconomyFruits are the main products of Yeşilburç. The village is especially specialised in apple production. The touristic potential is also high for there are many historical buildings in the village. But at the present tourism plays no role in the village economy