What is "atalan"

Atalan is a town in Düziçi district of Osmaniye Province, Turkey. At it is situated at the easternmost part of Çukuroca plains . It is west of Düziçi. The population of the town is 2029 as of 2011. Up to 1968 Atalan was a remote neighbourhood of Böcekli a town to the north. In 1968 it was declared a village and in 1998 it was declared a seat of township. Main revenues of the town are pistachio and dairying.