Prior to 2011 local government reforms, it was the seat of the municipality of Tsotyli.

[1] It is a notable western Greek area, in part for its ancient housing estate (oikotrofeio).

Tsotyli was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.

[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 959 people in the village, and 400 inhabitants (100 families) were Muslim in 1923.

[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsotyli were from East Thrace (5), Asia Minor (17) and Pontus (64) in 1926.