Adapazarı

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Field	Value
type	metro district
name	Adapazarı
image_skyline	TR Sakarya asv2021-10 img20 Urban Park.jpg
image_map	Sakarya districts.png
map_caption	Map showing Adapazarı District in Sakarya Province
coordinates
province	Sakarya
leader_party	AKP
leader_name	Mutlu Işıksu
area_total_km2	324
elevation_m	31
population_footnotes
population_total	281489
population_as_of	2022
area_code	0264
website
blank1_name	Climate
blank1_info	Cfa
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History

The history of Adapazarı dates back to 378 BC, when it was called Agrilion (Ἀγρίλιον in Greek). Ancient settlers included Phrygians, Bithynians, Cimmerians, Lydians, Greeks, and Persians, but Adapazarı got its identity from the ancient Hellenistic, Roman, and Greek Byzantine rulers. After Alexander the Great's conquests, the Persians were forced out of the region.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Sangarius_Bridge,_a_430_m_late_Roman_bridge_over_the_river_Sangarius_built_by_the_East_Roman_Emperor_Justinian_I_to_improve_communications_between_the_capital_Constantinople_and_the_eastern_provinces_of_his_empire,Turkey(40056210301).jpg" caption="[[Sangarius Bridge]] built by the East Roman Emperor Justinian I"] ::

One of the most important remains of historical significance is the Sangarius Bridge () built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 533 AD. Historically, it was situated on the old military road from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to the east, connected, since the end of the 19th century, by a branch line with the Anatolian railway. It was founded in 1400 by 400 Armenian immigrant families who escaped from Timur's oppression in Sivas and was named "Donigaşen" after the name of their leaders. Today's inhabitants are Manavs. The native Muslims are Armenians and Greeks who gradually converted to Islam, and it should not be ignored that Turk households settled in the region. Adapazarı's known name in Turkish at that time was Adacık and Ada. The source of the information that the region was conquered by Orhan Gazi and opened to settlement is also unknown. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Seyifler_Kalesi2.JPG" caption="Ruins of the 12th century Byzantine castle."] ::

In 1868, the Adapazarı Municipality was officially founded in the town called Der Seadet. A sugar factory and agricultural sugar factory attracted many migrants and accelerated the industrialization of the city. A law passed on 17 June 1954 in the Grand National Assembly saw the city separated from Kocaeli Province and made the center of its own province. The 1999 Marmara earthquake affected Adapazarı and inflicted losses in lives and material damage. In 2008 the district Adapazarı was created from part of the former central district of Adapazarı Province, along with the districts Arifiye, Erenler and Serdivan. At the same time, the province was renamed Sakarya after the Sakarya River which runs through it.

Economy

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/TR_Sakarya_asv2021-10_img13_Local_museum.jpg" caption="Sakarya Museum"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/TR_Sakarya_asv2021-10_img18_Urban_Park.jpg" caption="Sakarya Kent Park"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/TR_Sakarya_asv2021-10_img27_New_Stadium.jpg" caption="New Sakarya Stadium"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/TR_Sakarya_asv2021-10_img05_Sports_Hall.jpg" caption="Sakarya Arena"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/TR_Sakarya_asv2021-10_img14_Orhan_Mosque.jpg" caption="Adapazarı Orhan Mosque"] ::

Adapazarı is the location of a large automobile factory owned by the Toyota Motor Corporation, as well as the Hyundai EURotem train factory. Tank Pallet 1st Main Maintenance, one of the biggest Turkish defense contractors, and Otokar, a major manufacturer of buses and military vehicles, are located in Sakarya. Other major industries in the city and its surrounding province include textile factories for silk and linen products. Agriculture and forestry also form an important part of the city's economy, with the production of tobacco, hazelnuts (fındık variety), walnut-wood, cocoons and vegetables. Adapazari is one of the most important industrial capitals of Turkey. While Turkey is a developing country, the city of Adapazari renovated its infrastructure and industry after the 17 August 1999 catastrophic earthquake which left more than 18,000 casualties behind. In memory of the earthquake, the municipality had built a museum of earthquake in the city center.

Education and culture

The only university in the city is Sakarya University, one of the largest universities in Turkey in terms of student enrollment. Since its establishment in 1992, Sakarya University has influenced the culture of the city and transformed public life.

In addition to the university, many different institutions shape and influence the culture of the city. Adapazarı Kültür Merkezi (Adapazarı Culture Center), Ofis Sanat Merkezi (Ofis Art Center), and Sakarya Sanat Galerisi (Sakarya Art Gallery) are the main cultural institutions led by the municipality. Adapazari also hosts non-governmental cultural and educational organizations. Of them, Sakarya Bilgi Kültür Merkezi provides educational and cultural activities.

Kent Park features an authentic, picturesque reconstruction of an historic water wheel that once provided fresh drinking water from the Çark River to public spigots located every few blocks throughout the city. The original wooden water wheel, commonly known as the Çark Wheel, was maintained and refurbished to operate in one form or another from 1724 to 1955.

Sports

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Sakarya_yüzme_havuzu.JPG" caption="Sakarya Swimming Pool"] ::

Adapazarı is home to Sakaryaspor. Sakaryaspor has won the Turkish Cup once and has played in the Süper Lig for 11 seasons. They were promoted again to the TFF First League in 2011, the second level in the Turkish football pyramid, as they beat Konya Şeker S.K., Bugsaşspor and Bandırmaspor consecutively in the play-off games of the TFF Second League. However they were relegated in the following season, and since 2013 they have played in the TFF Third League. Even though Sakaryaspor is not always a permanent team in the Süper Lig, they have raised many of Turkey's best players, such as Hakan Şükür, Tuncay, Oğuz Çetin, Aykut Kocaman and many more.

Composition

There are 84 neighbourhoods in Adapazarı District:

15 Temmuz Camili
Abalı
Acıelmalı
Akıncılar
Alandüzü
Aşırlar
Bağlar
Bayraktar
Bileciler
Budaklar
Büyükhataplı
Çağlayan
Çaltıcak
Çamyolu
Çelebiler
Çerçiler
Çökekler
Çukurahmediye
Cumhuriyet
Dağdibi
Demirbey
Doğancılar
Elmalı
Evren
Göktepe
Güllük
Hacılar
Hacıramazanlar
Harmantepe
Hızırtepe
İkizce Müslüm
İkizce Osmaniye
İlyaslar
Işıklar
İstiklal
Karadavutlu
Karadere
Karakamış
Karaköy
Karaman
Karaosman
Karapınar
Kasımlar
Kavaklıorman
Kayrancık
Kışla
Kömürlük
Köprübaşı
Korucuk
Küçükhataplı
Kurtbeyler
Kurtuluş
Mahmudiye
Maltepe
Merkez
Mithatpaşa
Nasuhlar
Örentepe
Orta
Ozanlar
Pabuççular
Poyrazlar
Rüstemler
Sakarya
Salmanlı
Şeker
Semerciler
Şirinevler
Solaklar
Süleymanbey
Taşkısığı
Taşlık
Tekeler
Tepekum
Tığcılar
Turnadere
Tuzla
Yağcılar
Yahyalar
Yenicami
Yenidoğan
Yenigün
Yenimahalle
Yeşilyurt

Climate

Adapazarı has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Cf). Summers are hot and sometimes oppressively humid, the average maximum temperature is around 30 °C in July and August. Winters are cool and wet, the lowest average minimum temperature is slightly below 4 °C in January. Precipitation is plentiful, fairly evenly distributed year-round, and is most frequent in winter. Snowfall is somewhat common between the months of December and March, snowing for a week or two, and it can be heavy.

Highest recorded temperature:44.0 C on 13 July 2000 Lowest recorded temperature:-14.5 C on 22 January 1961

|location = Adapazarı (1991–2020, extremes 1951–2023) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |collapsed = |Jan record high C = 25.8 |Feb record high C = 28.7 |Mar record high C = 31.9 |Apr record high C = 35.8 |May record high C = 38.0 |Jun record high C = 40.4 |Jul record high C = 44.0 |Aug record high C = 41.8 |Sep record high C = 40.7 |Oct record high C = 38.6 |Nov record high C = 30.2 |Dec record high C = 28.5 |year record high C = 44.0 |Jan high C = 10.2 |Feb high C = 11.6 |Mar high C = 14.7 |Apr high C = 19.4 |May high C = 24.2 |Jun high C = 28.2 |Jul high C = 30.3 |Aug high C = 30.5 |Sep high C = 27.2 |Oct high C = 22.3 |Nov high C = 17.2 |Dec high C = 12.1 |year high C = 20.7 |Jan mean C = 6.4 |Feb mean C = 7.1 |Mar mean C = 9.3 |Apr mean C = 13.2 |May mean C = 17.9 |Jun mean C = 22.1 |Jul mean C = 24.3 |Aug mean C = 24.4 |Sep mean C = 20.6 |Oct mean C = 16.4 |Nov mean C = 12.0 |Dec mean C = 8.3 |year mean C = 15.2 |Jan low C = 3.5 |Feb low C = 3.7 |Mar low C = 5.2 |Apr low C = 8.5 |May low C = 13.0 |Jun low C = 16.9 |Jul low C = 19.1 |Aug low C = 19.4 |Sep low C = 15.7 |Oct low C = 12.3 |Nov low C = 8.0 |Dec low C = 5.3 |year low C = 10.9 |Jan record low C = -14.5 |Feb record low C = -13.5 |Mar record low C = -7.3 |Apr record low C = -2.4 |May record low C = 2.0 |Jun record low C = 6.1 |Jul record low C = 8.7 |Aug record low C = 7.8 |Sep record low C = 5.4 |Oct record low C = -0.2 |Nov record low C = -6.6 |Dec record low C = -9.1 |year record low C = -14.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 95.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 80.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 75.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 61.8 |May precipitation mm = 59.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 84.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 49.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 50.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 53.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 85.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 73.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 109.2 |year precipitation mm = 878.6 |Jan precipitation days = 15.57 |Feb precipitation days = 14.03 |Mar precipitation days = 13.8 |Apr precipitation days = 11.6 |May precipitation days = 10.83 |Jun precipitation days = 9.37 |Jul precipitation days = 5.63 |Aug precipitation days = 6.03 |Sep precipitation days = 8.1 |Oct precipitation days = 11.93 |Nov precipitation days = 11.6 |Dec precipitation days = 16.07 |year precipitation days = 134.8 | Jan snow days =4.9 | Feb snow days =2.6 | Mar snow days =1.4 | Apr snow days =0 | May snow days =0 | Jun snow days =0 | Jul snow days =0 | Aug snow days =0 | Sep snow days =0 | Oct snow days =0 | Nov snow days =0 | Dec snow days =1.8 | year snow days = | Jan humidity = 76.3 | Feb humidity = 75.3 | Mar humidity = 72.7 | Apr humidity = 71.6 | May humidity = 71.8 | Jun humidity = 71.0 | Jul humidity = 72.1 | Aug humidity = 73.9 | Sep humidity = 74.9 | Oct humidity = 78.4 | Nov humidity = 77.1 | Dec humidity = 75.1 | year humidity = |Jan sun = 77.5 |Feb sun = 93.2 |Mar sun = 124.0 |Apr sun = 165.0 |May sun = 204.6 |Jun sun = 243.0 |Jul sun = 275.9 |Aug sun = 263.5 |Sep sun = 204.0 |Oct sun = 145.7 |Nov sun = 108.0 |Dec sun = 77.5 |year sun = |Jand sun = 2.5 |Febd sun = 3.3 |Mard sun = 4.0 |Aprd sun = 5.5 |Mayd sun = 6.6 |Jund sun = 8.1 |Juld sun = 8.9 |Augd sun = 8.5 |Sepd sun = 6.8 |Octd sun = 4.7 |Novd sun = 3.6 |Decd sun = 2.5 |yeard sun = 5.4 |source 1 = Turkish State Meteorological Service{{cite web | url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=H&m=SAKARYA | title = Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020) | publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service | language = tr | access-date = 24 April 2021}} |date=March 2011 | source 2 = NOAA (humidity, 1991–2020), Meteomanz(snow days 2008-2023)

Notable people

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Hanımeli_konağı.jpg" caption="Sakarya Hanimeli Mansion"] ::

Udi Hrant (1901–1978), oud player, singer and composer of Turkish and Armenian songs
Kriton Ilyadis (1916–1980), cinematographer
Sait Faik Abasıyanık, writer, poet
Tuncay, footballer
Hakan Şükür, footballer
Semih Saygıner, carom billiards champion
Kenan Sofuoğlu, motorcycle racer

Twin towns – sister cities

Adapazarı is twinned with:

KOS Klina, Kosovo
USA Louisville, United States

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