As a matter of fact, according to the report submitted to the Ottoman Government on the administrative structure of Mut, dated December 2, 1913, Ortaköy is a neighbourhood with 24 households, a population of 160 (73 women, 87 men) and registered as “Kıpti” affiliated to the central district of Mut.

Village people are from Abdal origin[5] who migrated from Khorasan in the Middle Ages to Anatolia.

[4][6][7] According to the Ottoman documents, Ortaköy, was known as "Kıpti" or "Mutkiptiyan", had a population of 160 people (73 women, 87 men) in 24 households in 1913.

The whitewashed houses of Ortaköy are clustered together on the plain at the base of a small hill to the right of the highway.

Among the houses, fruit trees such as figs, plums, pomegranates and mulberries draw attention.