İstiklal, Seyhan

36°59′40″N 35°19′38″E / 36.99444°N 35.32722°E / 36.99444; 35.32722CountryTurkeyProvinceAdanaDistrictSeyhanElevation20 m (70 ft)Population6,137Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Area code0322

İstiklal is a historical neighbourhood (mahalle) in the municipality and district of Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 6,137 (2022).^[2] The neighbourhood is part of the downtown of Adana, 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.

Demographics

The neighborhood is mostly made up of Turkish residents.

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.

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