İstiklal is a historical neighbourhood (''

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 ins ...

'') in the

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 Ada ...

district of

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 r ...

, and has a of population is 6,137 (2022). The neighbourhood is at the west end of the old town of

Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...

, situated south of the D400 state road and east of the

Adana Metro Adana Metro () is a rail rapid transit system extending along a north–south corridor through Adana, with 13 stations. It can transport 21,600 passengers per hour per direction. The total travel time on the metro, end to end, takes 21 minutes, ...

line. İstiklal is the former Greek neighborhood of Adana, that developed around the first railway station that had opened in 1886 and led to the expansion of the city to the west. Textile businessmen, mostly of Greek ethnicity, moved to the city, opened textile factories and built houses in the neighborhood. Manufacturing plants of Istiklal were the first large production facilities of

Cilicia Cilicia () is a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Cilicia has a population ranging over six million, concentrated mostly at the Cilician plain (). The region inclu ...

Governance

İstiklal is a mahalle and it is administered by the

Muhtar Muhtar also spelled "Mihtar" or "Mitar" 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 ...

and the Seniors Council.

Demographics

The neighborhood is mostly made up of Turkish residents. Adana First Station

Economy

İstiklal is a middle-class neighborhood. Once a manufacturing zone of Adana, the neighborhood was home to Turkey's first textile factories.

Transport

İstiklal station of the

is steps away from the İstiklal neighborhood.

Şakirpaşa railway station Şakirpaşa () is a neighbourhood (''mahalle'') in the municipality and district of Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 11,108 (2022). It is 3 km west of the city centre of Adana. The neighborhood is situated south of the State r ...

is 2 km northwest of the neighborhood, one block north of the D400 State road.

Şakirpaşa Airport Şakirpaşa () is a neighbourhood (''mahalle'') in the municipality and district of Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Its population is 11,108 (2022). It is 3 km west of the city centre of Adana. The neighborhood is situated south of the D400 s ...

is 1 km west of the neighborhood at a walking distance.

References

Neighbourhoods in Seyhan District {{Adana-geo-stub