Kurtuluş () is a 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 municipality and district of

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 ...

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 ...

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. Its population is 11,444 (2022). The neighborhood is part of the downtown 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 railway lines 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.

Governance

Kurtuluş is a mahalle and it is administered by the

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and the Seniors Council.

Demographics

Most of the residents of Kurtuluş are from families that live in Adana for several generations. Adana Station 1

Economy

Kurtuluş is one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the city. Education levels are higher than most of the neighborhoods of Adana.

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and

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regional headquarters are within the neighborhood. Kurtuluş

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serves from Tuesday at 11am to Wednesdays at 15pm, every week, east of the Atatürk Swimming Complex.

Sports

Adana's major water sports hall, the Atatürk Swimming Complex is located within the neighborhood. There are two tennis courts next to the complex.

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youth football training ground is also in the neighborhood, next to the club's office in the Sular area.

Transport

Adana Metro - Vilayet station entrance from the Central railway station

Adana Central railway station Adana station () is a railway station in Adana and the major railway hub of the region. The station is located at the İstasyon Square, in Kurtuluş, Seyhan. The Central Station is steps away from the Vilayet Metro station and the Adana Provin ...

is within the Kurtuluş mahalle, at the Sular area. Vilayet station of the

is located at the northwest section of Kurtuluş. Adana Metropolitan Municipality Bus Department (ABBO) has bus routes from Atatürk and Ziyapaşa boulevard in Kurtuluş to most of the neighborhoods of Adana. Şakirpaşa Airport is 4.4 km west of the neighborhood and can accessed by Bus #159.

References

Neighbourhoods in Seyhan District {{Adana-geo-stub