Adana Belediyesi

Eastern Mediterranean


Adana's vast and rather stern-looking belediye (municipality) council building is a useful landmark on Atatürk Caddesi.


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1. Kuruköprü Memorial Museum

0.28 MILES

Just off İnönü Caddesi, what was until recently the city's ethnography museum has now reopened as an art gallery with some ethnographic exhibits,…

2. Yeni Cami

0.35 MILES

Built in 1724, the central Yeni Cami follows the general square plan of the city's Ulu Cami, with two rows of five domes.

3. St Paul's Catholic Church

0.38 MILES

Built in 1870 by the Armenian community, this church is still in service today as a Roman Catholic place of worship.

4. Sabancı Central Mosque

0.46 MILES

The most imposing mosque in Adana is the six-minaret Sabancı Merkez Camii, rising gracefully from the left bank of the Seyhan River. The largest mosque…

5. Atatürk Statue

0.48 MILES

Adana's monument to modern Turkey's founder presides over the busy centre of the city.

6. Ulu Cami

0.64 MILES

The beautiful early 16th-century Ulu Cami is reminiscent of the Mamluk mosques of Cairo, with black-and-white banded marble and elaborate window surrounds…

7. Yağ Camii

0.65 MILES

The Yağ Camii, with its imposing portal and typical Seljuk-style architecture, started life as a Crusader church dedicated to St James but was converted…

8. Great Clock Tower

0.68 MILES

Near Adana's sprawling covered market (kapalı çarşı), the Great Clock Tower dates back to 1881.

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