ABOUT ADANA

It was built in the age of Roman Empire in Adana and it is a prominent symbol of the city. Taş Köprü was built by Roman Empire 1700 years ago, and it is the oldest bridge in the world that is still actively used. It was pedestrianisated after the restoration in 2006. It is 319 meters long and 11,4 meters across. Of 21 round arches of the bridge, 14 is still visible today.

to most other parts of the country. Early April, when the scent of the charming orange flowers dominate the city and seduce the people of Adana, they now also know that the most looked forward event of the year is soon to arrive. The Orange Blossom Carnival!Thanks to the profound participation of the people of Adana, Carnival turned into an amazing period of fun and creativity shared by tens of thousands of people.

during the time of Adana Governor Abidin Pasha. 32 meters high, which is Turkey’s largest clock tower building is made of brick and stone cutting.

serene air where the hints of fowls meet with backwoods that take on totally various hues in four seasons. The individuals who need to be separated from everyone else with nature should visit these cascades on their Adana trips.

7 kilometers of the 20km long canyon is open for walking.

The mansion was built by Ramazanoglu Halil Bey in 1495 according to the inscription on the entrance door. It is stated in the sources that it is a tall and large building. It is known that Yavuz Sultan Selim stayed here for three nights on his way to Egypt and Murat the 4th on his Baghdad voyages.

historical events. Pozanti, which served as the administrative center in the liberation of Adana, started to developed after the Republic. Ak Bridge, named Akköprü, also called Şekerpınarı Birdge due to location. It’s a medieval bridge. The term medieval period is not a specific date, it covers a very wide period from Romans to Faith Sultan Mehmet.

which is the only elevation, of the city in order to protect from the flood caused by the Seyhan River, goes back 4000 years. A statue of Nurse Sitsnefru(Satsneferu) of the Middle Kingdom Period 12th Dynasty (1900BC) in Egypt, exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, was found here. It is possible to see historical houses and streets peculiar to the region in the neighborhood.

Templates of the ancient world is in this city. The city’s health center, Asklepion, has a worldwide reputation. The visible ruins of the city are Ayas Harbor Castle, Sea Castle, Suleyman Tower, the ruins of the city walls, the ruins of the baths, the street with columns, the rock tombs and sarcophagi, votive stones, round altars, pipes, sculptures, millstones, inscriptions and architectural building elements.

It is one of the Crusader castles built in the 11th century in the middle ages. While the name of the castle, which was abandoned since 1357 during the Ramazanoglu Principality Period, was Kovara, the famous Turkish traveler Evliya Celebi, who passed here in 1671, introduced the castle as the Shahmeran Castle.

the middle of Adana separates Yuregir and Seyhan districts. Yuregir, the central district of Adana, become a municipality on June 5,1986. It was named after the Turkish Oghuz tribe, who settled here, between the years 1250 – 1352. It is the most immigrant district of Adana.

Although its Turkish name Salgam suyu (or shortened, salgam) does literally mean “turnip juice”, it is, in fact, the juice of purple carrot pickles, heavily salted, spiced and flavoured with aromatic turnip (Salgam) and fermented in barrels. It is traditionally served cold in large glasses with long slices of pickled carrots, called tane. Hot paprika relish is added just before drinking. Hot or regular, it’s a popular drink with Adana Kebab.

became an important city in time and gained the title of Cilicia Capital in 408.