[2] The village's name is listed as Dylmusun or Termissos in an early 20th-century catalog of archeological sites in southern Asia Minor,[3] as Τελμησσός, Τελμησός, Ντελμισσόν, Ντελμοσό, Hancereli, or Dulmucum in a study of late 19th- and early 20th-century migrants or refugees,[4] and as Τερμισσός in a late 19th-century study of Cappadocian monasteries.
[5] Its name is listed as Dilmisson or ديلميصون in a Turkish Interior Ministry report in 1928,[6] but as Hançerli in a 1957 geographical study.
[10] In the village center is an old church, the former Analepsis Monastery; it was built in 1832, constructed of cut basalt on a basilica plan, but is now used as a mosque.
[13] Within the village are three historic fountains (çeşmeler), one with an inscription in Greek and Karamanli and the date 1832.
[16][17] The village is known for the Dermason variety of beans, registered for protected geographical indication by the Niğde Chamber of Commerce and Industry.