Kurttepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Çukurova
Çukurova () or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Turkey. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Osma ...
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Adana Province
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Turkey
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. Its population is 6,978 (2022). Before 2008, it was part of the district of
Seyhan
Seyhan is a district-municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey, 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 ...
. The neighborhood is located at north end of the city, at the shores of Seyhan Lake.
Governance
Kurttepe is a mahalle and it is administered by the
Muhtar
Muhtar is a given name and a surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Persons with the given name
* Muhtar Kent (born 1952), Turkish American businessman
* Ahmet Muhtar Merter (died 1959), Turkish freedom fighter-leader
* Celalettin Muhta ...
and the Seniors Council.
Economy
Kurttepe is former village which annexed to the city as a mahalle, after the expansion of the city to the north. Major institution in the neighborhood is the Tüyap Exhibition Hall and the Seyhan Research Hospital.
Transport
Adana Metro ''Anadolu Lisesi'' station (alternatively known as Kurttepe station) is one kilometer south of the mahalle.
Adana Metropolitan Municipality Bus Department (ABBO) has bus routes from downtown Adana to the Seyhan Research Hospital within the Kurttepe neighborhood. Bus #159 is a 35-minute interval service that connects Kurttepe to the
Central railway station, old town and to the
ÅžakirpaÅŸa Airport .
References
Neighbourhoods in Çukurova District
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