Things to Do in Adapazarı: 7 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Adapazarı

• 1 Religious
• 2 Museum
• 2 Nature
• 2 Attraction

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1 🕌 Religious

Orhan Mosque

A historic mosque that carries important traces of the Ottoman period.

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2 🌳 Nature

Sakarya River

An important water source that shapes the district's geography.

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3 🖼️ Museum

Sakarya Museum

A museum displaying archaeological and ethnographic works. It tells the history of the Sakarya region under one roof.

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4 📸 Attraction

Çark Street

The busiest street in the city, with its shops, cafés and restaurants, is the centre of Adapazarı's social life.

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5 🖼️ Museum

Adapazarı Earthquake and Culture Museum

A museum affiliated to Adapazarı Municipality, documenting the 1967 and 1999 earthquakes.

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6 📸 Attraction

Yenikent Park

A 35-decare park with sports fields and walking paths; it also has a café-restaurant.

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7 🌳 Nature

Adapazarı City Forest

A 50-hectare wooden forest park in Karaman Neighbourhood, with free entry.

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While you are in Adapazarı, you can also see the highlights of Sakarya province. These places are in other districts.

• Sapanca Lake — A tectonic freshwater lake 12 km west of Sakarya city centre, 16 km long and covering 46.9 km²; its deepest point is 61 metres.
• Justinian Bridge (Beşköprü) — A stone bridge of about 430 metres, built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 559–562; because the Sakarya River changed its course, it now stands over the Çark Stream.
• Acarlar Floodplain Forest — Between Karasu and Kaynarca, Türkiye's largest unbroken floodplain (longoz) forest, 7.5 km long; it has been a first-degree natural site since 1998 and is a breeding and wintering ground for migratory birds.
• Taraklı — A district in the south-east of the province that has preserved its Ottoman townscape with mansions more than three centuries old; it is known for making boxwood spoons and combs.
• Yunus Paşa Mosque — A domed, lead-roofed mosque in Taraklı built in 1517 by Grand Vizier Yunus Paşa; locally it is known as the Kurşunlu Mosque (Lead Mosque).
• Poyrazlar Lake — A 67-hectare barrier lake 7–8 km north-east of Adapazarı, formed when the Sakarya River changed its course; 154 bird species have been recorded on its forest-fringed shore.

Practical Information for Visiting Adapazarı

Suggested time

1 day

Best time to visit

All year round

Places to visit

7 places

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  Adapazarı Islama Köftesi

  Adapazarı Islama Köftesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 8 January 2013 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 167). Product group: meals and soups. Registered by: Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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  Adapazarı Kabak Tatlısı

  Adapazarı Kabak Tatlısı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 3 May 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 747). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Adapazarı

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  Migrant Cultures

  Caucasian, Balkan and Georgian migrant communities enrich the city's culture.

Local Products

• Adapazarı White Chestnut Squash — Adapazarı White Chestnut Squash was registered as a protected designation of origin on 26 June 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 501). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits and vegetables and mushrooms. Registered by: Sakarya Commodity Exchange.
• Adapazarı Dartılı Keşkek — Adapazarı Dartılı Keşkek was registered as a protected geographical indication on 8 January 2013 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 168). Product group: meals and soups. Registered by: Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Economy

The basis of the economy is the automotive, tyre, sugar, silk, oil and timber industries, along with hazelnut production.

How to Get to Adapazarı

Adapazarı is the central district of Sakarya. It is connected to Istanbul and Ankara by rail (the Ada Train and high-speed rail link) and the Anatolian Motorway.

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Other Districts of Sakarya

• Akyazı 6 places Kuzuluk Hot Springs, Akyazı Plain and Foothills of the Samanlı Mountains
• Arifiye 10 places Sakarya University Campus (Sakarya Üniversitesi Kampüsü), Arifiye Railway Station (Arifiye Tren İstasyonu) and Sakarya River Bank (Sakarya Nehri Kıyısı)
• Erenler 4 places Erenler Central Mosque, Erenler Park and Sakarya River Bank
• Ferizli 5 places Ferizli Forests, Black Sea Coast and Ferizli Pond
• Geyve 10 places Alifuatpaşa Bridge, Çoban Castle and Geyve Gorge
• Hendek 6 places Hendek Forests, Hendek Bazaar and Dikmen Plateau
• Karapürçek 3 places Karapürçek Forests, Karapürçek Stream and Village Mosques
• Karasu 7 places Sakarya River Delta, Küçükboğaz Lake and Karasu Beach
• Kaynarca 6 places Kanlı Spring, Kaynarcı Forests and Kaynarcı Stream
• Kocaalı 5 places Kocaalı Coast, Kocaalı Forests and Melenağzı Bird Paradise
• Pamukova 4 places Samanlı Mountains, Pamukova Plain and Pamukova Thermal Springs
• Sapanca 5 places Sapanca Lake, Sapanca Lakeshore Walking Path and Sapanca Central Mosque
• Serdivan 5 places North Shore of Lake Sapanca, Sakarya City Forest and Sakarya University Campus
• Söğütlü 4 places Harmantepe Castle, Söğütlü Forests and Sakarya River Bank
• Taraklı 5 places Yunus Paşa Mosque, Taraklı Historic Houses and Hisar