Things to Do in Pozantı: 6 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Pozantı

• 5 Historic
• 1 Nature

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1 🌳 Nature

Gülek Boğazı (Kilikya Kapıları)

An important mountain pass linking Çukurova with Central Anatolia.

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2 🏛️ Historic

Anahşa Kaleleri

The old and new Anahşa castles, within the district boundaries.

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3 🏛️ Historic

İbrahim Paşa (Tekir) Tabyaları

A battery on the Tekir hill, dating from the time of Egyptian Ibrahim Pasha.

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4 🏛️ Historic

Tekir Tabyaları

Batteries controlling Tekir hill. According to the source, they date from the time of Egyptian Ibrahim Pasha.

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5 🏛️ Historic

Cemal Paşa Mosque and Fountain

According to the source, this is the only historic monument in the district centre. It was built in 1919 by Ahmet Cemal Pasha.

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6 🏛️ Historic

Akköprü

A historic stone bridge at Şekerpınar. According to one source, it was destroyed in the flood of October 1981.

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While you are in Pozantı, you can also see the highlights of Adana province. These places are in other districts; Pozantı is about 90 km from the provincial centre.

• Taşköprü (Stone Bridge) — A Roman bridge linking the two banks of the Seyhan River, probably built in the first half of the 2nd century AD and attributed to Emperor Hadrian.
• Great Clock Tower — Begun in the time of Governor Ziya Paşa and completed in 1882 under Abidin Paşa, this 32-metre brick tower is the tallest clock tower in Türkiye.
• Adana Grand Mosque — Begun by Ramazanoğlu Halil Bey in 1509 and completed by his son Piri Mehmet Paşa in 1541, the mosque is the masterpiece of the Ramazanoğulları Principality.
• Yağ Mosque — This multi-columned building was formed when the Armenian Church of Surp Hagop was converted into a mosque in 1501 under Ramazanoğlu Halil Bey and merged with the new mosque that Piri Mehmet Paşa had built beside it; it is among the oldest mosques in the city.
• Ramazanoğlu Mansion — According to the inscription over its door, the harem section of this mansion, south-east of the Grand Mosque, was completed by Halil Bey in April 1495. One of the oldest examples of a mansion in Türkiye, it hosted the Ottoman sultans who came to Adana, and today it is used as a cultural centre.
• Sabancı Central Mosque — Opened for worship in 1998 on the west bank of the Seyhan River, south of Central Park, the mosque can hold 28,500 people including its open areas, making it one of the largest mosques in the region.

Practical Information for Visiting Pozantı

Suggested time

1 day

Best time to visit

May–October

Places to visit

6 places

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  Keşkek

  Prepared by boiling crushed wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them, this traditional dish is an essential part of weddings and festival tables in Pozantı's mountain villages.

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  Tarhana Çorbası

  Tarhana dough, prepared and dried in summer, is the staple soup drunk piping hot during Pozantı's harsh winter climate. It offers a rich flavour with yoghurt and spices.

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  Tandır Ekmeği

  Baked in a traditional tandır oven, this bread is served fresh in Pozantı's roadside restaurants. It is one of the most popular delicacies in the district, a stopover for travellers.

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  Et Kavurma

  A regional dish made by frying lamb in butter, it is one of the basic flavours of Pozantı's mountain cuisine. It is often eaten in the winter months.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Pozantı

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  Tarihi Geçit Kültürü

  For thousands of years, Pozantı has been a crossing point between Anatolia and the Mediterranean. This location, which bears the traces of many civilisations from the Hittites to the Ottomans, forms the basis of the district's cultural identity.

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  Demiryolu Mirası

  With the construction of the Berlin–Baghdad railway line in 1917, Pozantı became a permanent settlement. The railway heritage is an important part of the district's modern history.

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  Yol Üstü Konaklama Geleneği

  Pozantı has been a stage and overnight stop throughout history, and today it is still a stopping point for travellers passing from Central Anatolia to the Mediterranean. This tradition has shaped the district's commercial and social life.

Local Products

• Pozantı Çileği — Pozantı Strawberry was registered as a protected designation of origin on 24 January 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1322). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits and vegetables and mushrooms. Registered by: Pozantı Municipality.
• Dağ Balı — Mountain honey, obtained from the rich flora of the Taurus Mountains, is Pozantı's most valuable natural product. This honey, flavoured with thyme and pine blossom, is produced using traditional beekeeping methods.
• Tarhana — Tarhana, prepared by mixing yoghurt, tomato and wheat flour and drying the mixture in summer, is Pozantı's most important winter-preparation product.
• Ceviz — Walnut trees grown in Pozantı's mountain villages form one of the district's important agricultural products.

Economy

Pozantı's economy relies largely on transit trade and the service sector. Located on the main road and railway route crossing the Taurus Mountains, the district is an important stopping point for passenger and freight transport. Agriculture and livestock also contribute to the district's economy. Small livestock farming and beekeeping are carried out in the mountainous terrain.

How to Get to Pozantı

Pozantı is approximately 90 km from Adana city centre and lies on the E-90 motorway and the D-750 highway. Pozantı railway station is on the main line connecting Adana, Niğde, Kayseri, Ankara and Karaman. It is a stopping point for bus companies travelling from Central Anatolia to Çukurova. The nearest airport is Çukurova International Airport, on the boundary of Tarsus district in Mersin.

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