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Gözcüler (former Alakop) is a town in İskenderun district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated to the south of İskenderun and to the east of Arsuz (Uluçınar) at . Although not a coastal town, the distance to Mediterranean Sea coast is only . The distannce to İskenderun is and to Antakya (province center) is .The population was 7,695 of 2012. After the First World War most of Hatay province was occupied by France and the settlement was named as Elvehep referring to a certain Abdülvahap Pasha who owned most of the territory around. After Hatay became a part of Turkey in 1939, the settlement was renamed as Alakop and after 1960 as Gözcüler (literally “watchmen”). Gözcüler was declared a seat of township in 1988. Although most of town revenue is from agriculture, the touristic potential is promising.