Çerçili, İslahiye

{{Short description|Village in Gaziantep Province, Turkey}}

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = neighbourhood

| province = Gaziantep

| district = İslahiye

| name = Çerçili

| population_total = 295

| population_as_of = 2022

| coordinates = {{coord|37|2|10|N|36|35|37|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}

}}

Çerçili is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 295 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} The village is inhabited by Tahtacı, a subgroup of Alevi Turkomans,{{Cite book |title=Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey |year=1989 |editor-last=Peter Alfred |editor-first=Andrews |pages=291 |editor-last2=Benninghaus |editor-first2=Rüdiger}} who belong to the Hacı Emirli ocak.{{cite book |last1=Aksüt |first1=Hamza |title=Aleviler: Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan: araştırma-inceleme |date=2009 |publisher=Yurt Kitap-Yayın |pages=273, 404}} The türbe of the founder of this ocak, İbrahim Sani, is located in Çerçili.{{cite book |last1=Korkmaz |first1=İskender |title=Gaziantep Alevi Kültürü ve İmam Musa Kazım Ocağı |publisher=Paradigma Akademi |page=49 |url=https://www.paradigmaakademiyayinlari.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gaziantep-alevi-kulturu-imam-musa-kazim-ocagi.pdf |access-date=26 February 2023}}

The village was known as Tut Alanı ({{literal translation}} 'mulberry field') in the 16th century and was inhabited by dervishes of İbrahim Baba and Ayrums.