Seyhan
General Information
District: Adana, State: Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Area: 420 km²
Languages Spoken: Turkish
Long Distance Code: (+90) 0322
Importance: Adana Sakirpasa Airport
Best Time to Visit: May to August
International Access: Adana Sakirpasa Airport (ADA)Description
Seyhan is the first settlement area of Adana and currently the administrative, business and cultural center of the city. It includes the historical neighborhood of Tepebag, and the landmarks such as Büyüksaat, Ulu Camii, Ramazanoglu Hall and Sabanci Merkez Camii. Adana Center for Arts and Culture, Sabanci Cultural Center, Seyhan Cultural Center and Metropolitan Theater Hall are also located in the district. The district gets its name from the river that forms the east border. Neighborhoods in the urban area The urban neighborhoods of Seyhan are spread into 7 distinctive zones. The major separators of these zones are the D400 state road, railway line, Adana Metro, Sakirpasa Airport and the little canal. Old Town: Referring to the city of Adana before the foundation of the Republic, this zone is bordered by D400 state road on the road, Seyhan river on the west, roughly Debboy and Obalar street at the south and the Adana Sakirpasa Airport on the west. The city was first founded in Tepebag and then spread in three directions, thus this zone holds almost all the history of Adana. The 20 neighborhoods of this zone are; Kayalibag, Tepebag, Karasoku, Ulucamii, Türkocagi, Sariyakup, Alidede, Besocak, Hurmali, Kuruköprü, Hanedan, Kocavezir, Sucuzade, Mirzacelebi, İstiklal, Yesilyuva, Emek, Meydan, Gülpinar and Dumlupinar. Three boulevards: This zone is one of the fine samples of planned neighborhoods of the Republic Era. It is locally named with the three major boulevards passing within the zone, Ziyapasa, Atatürk and Gazipasa. Founded north of the city, it is currently bordered by D-400 state road on the south, Seyhan river on the west, railway line on the north and metro line on the west. The metropolitan hall is located in this zone close to the intersection of Atatürk boulevard and D400 state road. It hosts the major sports venues of Adana: 5 Ocak Stadium, Atatürk Swimming Complex and Menderes Sports Hall. The most popular parks of the city, Merkez Park and the Atatürk Park, are also located here. The four neighborhoods of this zone are; Resatbey, Cinarli, Cemalpasa and Kurtulus. The population of this zone is 39,037. North of the railway line: Covering the area north of the railway line, west of the Seyhan river, east of the metro line and south of the Cukurova district, this zone has seen rapid growth since 1960's and has planned and unplanned sections. North-west part of this zone is known as the Hospitals area, home to Numune, Chest Diseases and the Military hospitals. The 6 neighborhoods of this zone are Ziyapasa, Sümer, Gazipasa, Namik Kemal, Yenibaraj and Yesilyurt. North of the little canal: Mostly an unplanned residential zone, it is bordered by the little irrigation canal on the south, metro line on the east, Cukurova district on the north and roughly Ögretmenler Boulevard on the west. The 10 neighborhoods of this zone are; Tellidere, Fatih, Pinar, 2000 Evler, Gürselpasa, Güzelyurt, Kiyiboyu, Mavibulvar, Bahcesehir and Yeni Mahalle South of the little canal: This zone covers the area, little canal on the north, the metro line on the east, D400 state road on the south and Ögretmenler Boulevard on the west. It is a residential and an industrial zone and home to Adana City Hall, Adana Province Special Administration headquarters and the Adana Police headquarters (under construction). 12 neighborhoods of the zone are; Mithatpasa, Döseme, Denizli, Narlica, Ahmet Remzi Yüregir, Sakarya, İsmetpasa, Yesilevler, Demetevler, Baris, Fevzipasa and Aydinlar. East of the Airport: Covering the area west and north of the Sakirpasa Airport, south of the D400 and west of the Adana Hippodrome, it has unplanned residential areas as well as small-scale industrial sites. 5 neighborhoods of this zone are; Sakirpasa, Ucak, Onur, Ova and Yesiloba, South of the Old Town: This zone covers the area south of the old town and Sakirpasa Airport and west of the Seyhan river. It is largely a low-income residential area of unplanned neighborhoods filled with shanty homes. It was started being populated during the city's explosive growth in 1950's and seen further growth during the mass migration of Kurds from Southeastern Anatolia Region in 1990's during the peak of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict. The unemployment rates are very high in this zone. The 12 neighborhoods of this zone are; Mestanzade, Hürriyet, Havuzlubahce, Bahcelievler, Daglioglu, Gülbahcesi, Sehit Duran, Yenibey, Barbaros, Bey, Akkapi, Midik.Location
Seyhan is a district in the Adana Province of Turkey. The district is completely within the city of Adana and the Municipality of Seyhan is a lower-tier municipality serving to the entire district. 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.Climate
Typical Mediterranean climate
Adana Archaeology Museum, located just west of the Sabanci mosque in Adana, houses the historical heritage of Cukurova region. it is one of the oldest ten museums of Turkey.
History
The museum was established at the Police Department just after the formation of the Republic in 1924. it initially started with the collection of the columns, column capitals and sarcophagi found in the vicinity of the building. Alyanakzade Halil Kamil Bey from Adana was appointed as a museum director and with his successful work, the accumulated material was moved to the madrasah section of the no longer existing Cafer Pasha Mosque in 1928 and then opened to the public.
The museum was moved to the building presently occupied by the Ethnography Museum at Kuruköprü in 1950. Material from the early ages of Cukurova which was discovered during the excavations carried out at Tarsus/Gözlükule (1934), Mersin/Yumuktepe (1936), Ceyhan/Sirkeli (1938) and Yüregir/Misis(1958) in particular, was collected at the museum. The museum eventually was filled to the brim with the ethnographic material collected by the Museum Director Ali Riza Yalman (Yalkin) during the investigations he carried out between 1933 – 1940, and as it was the only museum of the region with material obtained either through purchases or court decisions from a large area reaching from Kahramanmaras to Gaziantep, the museum moved to its current premises on January 7th, 1972.
The museum
At the museum entrance there is a gate lion from the Hittite period and two Augustus statues from Silifke/Tasucu and Uzuncaburc. The exhibited material includes sarcophagi with rich garland decorations, jugs, catapult shots, inscriptions, altars and various architectural elements.
The ground floor is the hall of stone-cut artefacts. A marble sarcophagus depicting the Trojan wars in high relief is from Tarsus and is known as the Akhilleus sarcophagus. There is also a sarcophagus with a medusa from the antique city of Augusta which was submerged because of the Seyhan Dam Reservoir, and a human size bronze Karatas Statue from the Magarsus ancient city in Karatas, both of which are the most popularly viewed pieces of this hall.
At the Hall of Chronological Objects, a large variety of findings are exhibited from the very early ages to the Ottoman period, including offerings, pottery, oil lamps, gods, goddesses and animal figurines. The Mosaic of Orpheus Playing the Lyre, discovered at Tepebag in Adana, is also in this hall.
At the Hall of Regional Objects, works from the Adana museum''s own collection obtained from the excavations and through purchases are exhibited. Glass object samples with rich forms, Seljuk tiles and seals from various civilizations are also displayed.
At the Hall of Coins, Seals and Jewellery, starting with the Lydians, who were the first to make coins, jewellery and buried treasures discovered in the districts of Adana are exhibited.
Closed On: Monday
Timings: 08:30 - 12:30 13:00 - 17:00
Remarks: Address: Seyhan Caddesi Seyhan - Adana Phone : +90 (0) 322- 454 38 55 Fax : +90 (0) 322-454 38 56
History
The museum was established at the Police Department just after the formation of the Republic in 1924. it initially started with the collection of the columns, column capitals and sarcophagi found in the vicinity of the building. Alyanakzade Halil Kamil Bey from Adana was appointed as a museum director and with his successful work, the accumulated material was moved to the madrasah section of the no longer existing Cafer Pasha Mosque in 1928 and then opened to the public.
The museum was moved to the building presently occupied by the Ethnography Museum at Kuruköprü in 1950. Material from the early ages of Cukurova which was discovered during the excavations carried out at Tarsus/Gözlükule (1934), Mersin/Yumuktepe (1936), Ceyhan/Sirkeli (1938) and Yüregir/Misis(1958) in particular, was collected at the museum. The museum eventually was filled to the brim with the ethnographic material collected by the Museum Director Ali Riza Yalman (Yalkin) during the investigations he carried out between 1933 – 1940, and as it was the only museum of the region with material obtained either through purchases or court decisions from a large area reaching from Kahramanmaras to Gaziantep, the museum moved to its current premises on January 7th, 1972.
The museum
At the museum entrance there is a gate lion from the Hittite period and two Augustus statues from Silifke/Tasucu and Uzuncaburc. The exhibited material includes sarcophagi with rich garland decorations, jugs, catapult shots, inscriptions, altars and various architectural elements.
The ground floor is the hall of stone-cut artefacts. A marble sarcophagus depicting the Trojan wars in high relief is from Tarsus and is known as the Akhilleus sarcophagus. There is also a sarcophagus with a medusa from the antique city of Augusta which was submerged because of the Seyhan Dam Reservoir, and a human size bronze Karatas Statue from the Magarsus ancient city in Karatas, both of which are the most popularly viewed pieces of this hall.
At the Hall of Chronological Objects, a large variety of findings are exhibited from the very early ages to the Ottoman period, including offerings, pottery, oil lamps, gods, goddesses and animal figurines. The Mosaic of Orpheus Playing the Lyre, discovered at Tepebag in Adana, is also in this hall.
At the Hall of Regional Objects, works from the Adana museum''s own collection obtained from the excavations and through purchases are exhibited. Glass object samples with rich forms, Seljuk tiles and seals from various civilizations are also displayed.
At the Hall of Coins, Seals and Jewellery, starting with the Lydians, who were the first to make coins, jewellery and buried treasures discovered in the districts of Adana are exhibited.
Closed On: Monday
Timings: 08:30 - 12:30 13:00 - 17:00
Remarks: Address: Seyhan Caddesi Seyhan - Adana Phone : +90 (0) 322- 454 38 55 Fax : +90 (0) 322-454 38 56
Enclosed within a high wall in the center of the town stands Adana''s most interesting medieval building, the 16th century Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) with its medrese (theological college), türbe (tomb) and dersane (Koranic school). The main entrance is on the east side. Also on this side is a minaret (1507-08) with polygonal shaft, blind arcading and roofed gallery reminiscent of Syrian models.
Along the north side runs a triple arcade of pointed arches, off which the various rooms of the medrese open. The türbe, with Syrian-style decoration, is faced with Ottoman tiles from iznik. On the west side are the dersane and a gatehouse with a conical dome.
Along the north side runs a triple arcade of pointed arches, off which the various rooms of the medrese open. The türbe, with Syrian-style decoration, is faced with Ottoman tiles from iznik. On the west side are the dersane and a gatehouse with a conical dome.