|
ReÅŸatbey
ReÅŸatbey () is a neighbourhood (''mahalle'') in the municipality and district of Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 11,751 (2022). The neighbourhood is part of the downtown, situated north of the D400 state road and west of the Seyhan River. Governance ReÅŸatbey is a mahalle and it is administered by the Muhtar and the Seniors Council. Demographics Most of the residents of ReÅŸatbey are from families that live in Adana for several generations. Economy ReÅŸatbey is a wealthy neighbourhood, resided by many business owners and farmers. Education levels are higher than most of the neighborhoods of Adana. Adana Provincial Municipality, Ministry of Forestry Provincial Headquarters are located within the neighborhood. Transport ÅžakirpaÅŸa Airport is 3 km west of the neighborhood and can accessed by Bus #159. Adana Central railway station is 1 km north of the neighborhood, at the KurtuluÅŸ KurtuluÅŸ is a neighbourhood of the ÅžiÅŸli district of Ista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyhan
Seyhan is a Districts of Turkey, district-municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey. Its area is 444 km2, and its population is 795,012 (2022). It forms the core of the Adana urban area. Seyhan is home to 35 percent of the residents of Adana Province and almost half of the residents of the city of Adana. It is the fifth most populous metropolitan district in Turkey. Seyhan is the first settlement area of Adana and currently the administrative, business and cultural center of the city. It includes the historical neighbourhood of Tepebağ, and the landmarks such as Büyüksaat, Ulucamii (Adana), Ulu Camii, Ramazanoğlu Hall and Sabancı Merkez Camii. Adana Center for Arts and Culture, Sabancı Cultural Center, Seyhan Cultural Center and Metropolitan Theatre are also located in the district. The district gets its name from Seyhan River, the river that forms the east border. Governance Seyhan district is administered by three levels of government; central government, provinci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adana Province
Adana Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey located in central Cilicia. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78.25% of the residents of the province. Its area is 13,844 km2, and its population is 2,274,106 (2022). It is also closely associated with other Cilician provinces of Mersin Province, Mersin, Osmaniye Province, Osmaniye, and (northern) Hatay Province, Hatay. Geography The southern and central portion of the province mostly falls within the Çukurova, Çukurova Plain (historically known as the Cilicia, Cilician Plain); to the north, the plains give way to the Taurus Mountains (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Toros Dağları''). The provinces adjacent to it are Mersin Province, Mersin to the west, Hatay Province, Hatay to the southeast, Osmaniye Province, Osmaniye to the east, Kahramanmaraş Province, Kahramanmaraş to the northeast, Kayseri Province, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahalle
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals. Today it is popularly recognised also by non-Muslims as a neighbourhood in large cities and towns. Mahallas lie at the intersection of private family life and the public sphere. Important community-level management functions are performed through mahalle solidarity, such as religious ceremonies, life-cycle rituals, resource management and conflict resolution. It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries. The word was brought to the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish ''mahalle'', but it originates in Arabic Ù…Øلة (''mähallä''), from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy". In September 2017, a Turkish-based association referred to the historical mahalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TÜİK
Turkish Statistical Institute (commonly known as TurkStat; or TÜİK) is the Turkish government agency commissioned with producing official statistics on Turkey, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It was founded in 1926 and headquartered in Ankara. Formerly named as the State Institute of Statistics (Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü (DİE)), the institute was renamed as the Turkish Statistical Institute on November 18, 2005. See also * List of Turkish provinces by life expectancy References External linksOfficial website of the institute National statistical services Statistical Organizations established in 1926 Organizations based in Ankara {{Sci-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Road D400 (Turkey)
D.400 is an east–west trunk road, state road in southern Turkey. The road starts at Datça in the southwest corner of the Anatolian peninsula and ends at the Iranian border at Esendere. D.400 runs through the cities of Marmaris, Fethiye, Antalya, Alanya, Mersin, Adana, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, and Hakkâri (city), Hakkâri and links to Road 16 (Iran), Road 16 in Iran. Between Nizip and Cizre, D.400 is part of the European route E90. Itinerary The table below shows the locations between Datça and Esendere.''Vatan Türkiye Turizm Atlası'', Boyut Yayıları ,İstanbul, 2009 ISBN 978-975-23-0634--9, pp 90-97 {, class="wikitable" , - !scope="col", Province !scope="col", City !scope="col", Distance fromprevious location !scope="col", Distance fromDatça !scope="col", Distance fromEsendere , - , rowspan=9, Muğla Province, Muğla , Datça , 0 , 0 , 2,057 , - , Bozburun , 51 , 51 , 2,006 , - , Marmaris , 18 , 69 , 1,988 , - , Muğla , 27 , 96 , 1,961 , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyhan River
The Seyhan River (formerly written ''Seihan'', ''Sihun''; ancient name: , ''Sáros''), alternatively known as ''Sarus'' (or in Turkish as ''Sarus Su''),John Garstang and O.R. Gurney is the longest river of Cilicia and the longest of Turkey that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The river is long and flows southwest from its headwaters in the Tahtalı-Mountains (in Sivas and Kayseri provinces) in the Anti-Taurus Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea via a broad delta. Its main tributaries are Zamantı and Göksu, which unite in Aladağ, Adana to form the Seyhan River. The Zamantı River originates from the Uzun Plateau in Pınarbaşı, Kayseri and crosses Tomarza, Develi and Yahyalı districts in Kayseri. Its sources were reported being in the Taurus Mountains in Cataonia. It flowed through Cappadocia by the town of Comana, then through Cilicia. It is noted by numerous ancient authors including Livy, Xenophon, Procopius, Strabo, Ptolemy, Appian, Pliny the Elder, and Eusta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhtar (title)
A muhtar is the elected village head in villages of Turkey and in villages of Northern Cyprus, the Turkish occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus. In city, cities, likewise, each neighbourhood has a muhtar but with a slightly different status. Muhtars and their village councils () are elected during local elections for five years. However, political party, political parties are not permitted to nominate candidates for these posts. Rural muhtars In each village, the muhtar is the highest elected authority of the village. (There is no mayor in a village.) According to the Village Law (Turkey), Village Law, tasks of the muhtars are in two groups: compulsory tasks are about public health, primary school education, security and notification of public announcements, etc. Noncompulsory tasks depend on the demands of village residents. Urban muhtars In each town there are several neighbourhoods. In medium-sized cities, there may be tens of neighbourhoods, and in big cities the number m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adana ÅžakirpaÅŸa Airport
Adana Airport — commonly known as Adana Şakirpaşa Airport — is a general aviation airport located in Adana. It served as the main commercial airport of Cilicia region from 1937 to 2024.''2019 Passengers Statistics of Airports in Turkey'' at DHMİ (State Airports Authority) , which opened on 10 August 2024, replaced Şakirpaşa Airport as the regional airport. All commercial airline flights have been moved to the new airport, while Şakirpaşa Airport is now used primarily for private travel, |
Adana Central Railway Station
Adana station () is a railway station in Adana and the major railway hub of the region. The station is located at the İstasyon Square, in Kurtuluş, Seyhan. The Central Station is steps away from the Vilayet Metro station and the Adana Provincial Hall. It surrounds the İstasyon Square together with the Central Post Office, Türk Telekom and TCDD Regional Headquarters. History The first railway station in Adana was built in 1886 in the Kuruköprü area along the railway line that connected Adana to Mersin. In 1903, the Ottoman Government contracted Istanbul-Baghdad section of the Berlin-Baghdad Railway project to Germany. In 1911, the Yenice-Adana section of the Mersin-Adana railway line was merged with the Berlin-Baghdad railway project. The status of the Adana railway station was raised to a major station with the expected increase in volume. A larger station building and maintenance shops were needed to be built, but the existing train station was not suitable fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KurtuluÅŸ, Seyhan
Kurtuluş () is a neighbourhood (''mahalle'') in the municipality and district of Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 11,444 (2022). The neighborhood is part of the downtown of Adana, situated south of the railway lines and east of the Adana Metro line. Governance Kurtuluş is a mahalle and it is administered by the Muhtar (title), Muhtar and the Seniors Council. Demographics Most of the residents of Kurtuluş are from families that live in Adana for several generations. Economy Kurtuluş is one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the city. Education levels are higher than most of the neighborhoods of Adana. Turkish State Railways, TCDD and Türk Telekom regional headquarters are within the neighborhood. Kurtuluş farmer's market serves from Tuesday at 11am to Wednesdays at 15pm, every week, east of the Atatürk Swimming Complex. Sports Adana's major water sports hall, the Atatürk Swimming Complex is located within the neighborhood. There are two tennis courts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
