Discover 7 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Adapazarı (Turkey). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Sakarya Museum, Sangarius Bridge, and Lake Poyrazlar Nature Park. Also, be sure to include ArkaPlan Sanat Galerisi in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Adapazarı (Sakarya).
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Sakarya Museum
Museum in Sakarya, Turkey. Sakarya Museum is a museum in Adapazarı, Turkey. Its is on Milli Egemenlik Street.
The museum building was constructed in 1915 as a residence by Major Baha Bey, the Chairman of Military Service Office. In 1983, it was purchased by the Ministry of Culture, and on 21 June 1993, it was opened as a museum. The building was damaged during the 1999 İzmit earthquake. After restoration, it was reopened on 28 June 2003.
The total area of the house and the yard is 1,290 square metres (13,900 sq ft). In addition to the exhibition halls and offices, the building has a conference room and an art gallery. In the exhibition hall of the museum, both archaeological and ethnographical items are exhibited. Exhibited items from the prehistoric era, and the Roman and Byzantine Empires include axes, terracota pottery, eye drop and scent bottles, and metallic and glass items. The ethnographic items of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey include weapons, copper tools, stamps and embroidery. There are also some belongings of Mustafa Kemal Pasha (later Atatürk) who met his mother in this house in 1922.[1]
Address: Milli Egemenlik Cad. Said Faik Sok. No:36, Adapazarı
Sangarius Bridge
Also known as: Justinianus Köprüsü
Arch bridge in Sakarya, Turkey. The Sangarius Bridge or Bridge of Justinian is a late Roman bridge over the river Sakarya in Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. It was built by the East Roman Emperor Justinian I to improve communications between the capital Constantinople and the eastern provinces of his empire. With a remarkable length of 430 m, the bridge was mentioned by several contemporary writers, and has been associated with a supposed project, first proposed by Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, to construct a navigable canal that would bypass the Bosporus.[2]
Address: Beşköprü Cad., Adapazarı
Lake Poyrazlar Nature Park
Also known as: Poyrazlar Gölü
Park in Turkey. Lake Poyrazlar Nature Park is a nature park declared lake in Sakarya Province, northwestern Turkey.
Lake Poyrazlar, also known as Lake Teke, is located in Poyrazlar village, 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Adapazarı, north of the highway D.650 in Sakarya Province. The lake covers an area of 67 ha (170 acres) and its banks are 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long. The depth of the water varies between 3–8 m (9.8–26.2 ft).
The lake and its surroundings was declared a first-grade natural protected area in 1993 by the Council for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage. In 1995, a development plan for the area was worked out, and it was officially registered. The area was leased for a lease term of five years in 2009. The area on the west bank of Lake Poyrazlar was declared a nature park in 2011 by the Ministry of Forest and Water Management.
The lake is a habitat for 153 bird species, of which 64 are resident, 36 live in winter and 47 in summer, and six stop by as migrating birds. A wide variety of butterflies can be observed during early May. Freshwater fish as food is also popular at the site.
Among other outdoor sport activities, paddling and all-terrain vehicle riding are offered in the nature park.[3]
ArkaPlan Sanat Galerisi
Art gallery, Shopping, Cafe, Museum
Address: Cumhuriyet mahallesi Menekse Sokak, Adapazarı
Serdivan
Serdivan is a second level municipality and an ilçe in Sakarya Province, Turkey
Serdivan is at 40°45′37″N 30°21′15″E. It constitutes the western part of Greater Sakarya.
Serdivan was established as a village in the 17th century during the Ottoman Empire era primarily with Greek population. Its former name was Petrades. However according to the compulsory population exchange agreement Greek population left the village and the Turks from Greece were settled in the village. Later other Turkish immigrants in 1928 from Albania, in 1934 from Bulgaria and in 1951 from Yugoslavia were also settled in the village. As the population increased it merged to the province center (Adapazarı) which is close to Serdivan. In 2002 it was declared an ilçe within the Greater Sakarya.
There are 14 neighborhoods and 10 villages in the ilçe. As of 2016 the population of Serdivan (including the rural area) is 120731.[4]
Sakarya Üniversitesi
Public university in Turkey. Sakarya University, frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya.
Considered one of the largest universities in Turkey with more than 85,000 students, Sakarya University has very high research activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Humanities, as well as professional degrees in business, medicine, law, nursing, social work and dentistry. It hosts five different institutes: Educational Sciences, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and Middle East Institute.
In Turkey, Sakarya University is the first and only state university receiving the ISO-2002 Quality Certificate and "the EFQM Excellence Quality Certificate of Competency Level".[5]
Sakarya İl Halk Kütüphanesi
Library