İstiklal, Seyhan

İstiklal
Neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle)
Coordinates: TR 36°59′40.00″N 35°19′38″E / 36.9944444°N 35.32722°ECoordinates: TR 36°59′40.00″N 35°19′38″E / 36.9944444°N 35.32722°E
Country	Turkey
Region	Çukurova
Province	Adana
District	Seyhan
Administration	Muhtar - Seniors Council
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	7,120
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code	0-322

İstiklal is a historical neighborhood in the Seyhan district of the city of Adana. The neighborhood is part of the downtown, situated south of the D400 state road and east of the Adana Metro line.

İstiklal neighborhood developed west of the Adana's first Central train station that opened in 1886. Several factories, hotels and luxury mansions built rapidly around the station from 1880s to 1910s.

Governance

İstiklal is a mahalle and it is administered by the Muhtar and the Seniors Council.

The old Central Train Station

Former Greek Mansion, now İstiklal Middle School

Demographics

The population of Reşatbey as of December 31, 2014 is 7120. The neighborhood is mostly made up of Turkish residents.

İstiklal metro 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 Adana Metro is steps away from the İstiklal neighborhood.

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

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

References

1. http://rapory.tuik.gov.tr/03-10-2015-10:05:03-17050407641209236387496073258.html