Adapazarı
—  District and City  —
Adapazarı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°47′N 30°24′E / 40.783°N 30.4°E / 40.783; 30.4
Country	Turkey
Province	Sakarya Province
District	Adapazarı District
Government
• Mayor	Suleyman Disli
Elevation	102 ft (31 m)
Population (2010)
• Urban	560.876
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	54***
Area code(s)	(+90) 264
Website	Municipality site

Adapazarı (pronounced [adapaˈzaɾɯ]) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country, known as the Marmara Region. As of 2010, the city has a population of 560,876 (metropolitan center)

History[link]

History of Adapazarı dates back to 378 BC. Ancient settlers included Phrygians, Bithynians, Cimmerians, Lydians and Persians, but Adapazarı got its identity from the Romans and Byzantine rulers. One of the most important remains of historical significance is the Justinianus Bridge (Turkish: Beş Köprü) built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 533 CE. Historically, it was situated on the old military road from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to the east, connected in Late Antiquity by the important Sangarius Bridge and, since the end of the 19th century, by a branch line with the Anatolian railway.

In 1868, the Adapazarı Municipality was officially founded on 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 damage. In the 2000 official census,the population was recorded as 158 474. By official decree, the province was renamed Sakarya after the Sakarya River which runs through it.

Climate[link]

Adapazarı has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), with considerable maritime and continental influences. Summers are hot and very humid, and the average maximum temperature is around 29°C in July and August, although temperatures do usually exceed 30°C in June, July, August and even September. Winters are cool and damp, and the lowest average minimum temperature is around 3°C in January. Precipitation is high and fairly evenly distributed the year round, and is heaviest in autumn, winter, spring. Snowfall is quite common between the months of December and March, snowing for a week or two, and it can be heavy once it snows.

Economy[link]

Adapazarı is the location of a large automobile factory owned by the Toyota Motor Corporation, as well as the Hyundai EURotem train factory. Also one of the biggest Turkish defense industry Tank Pallet 1st Main Maintenance of Turkish Defense has located in Sakarya. Other major industries in the city and its surrounding province include the 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.

Education[link]

Sakarya University was founded as Sakarya Engineering and Architecture School in 1970. It renamed to Sakarya State Engineering and Architecture Academy in 1971. It opened Master of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) programs in 1980. The programs were executed by İTÜ (İstanbul Technical University) Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences. It was affiliated to İstanbul Technical University in 1982 as Sakarya Engineering Faculty in 1982. Finally It left from İTÜ and became Engineering Faculty of Sakarya University in 1992. Since there is a large student body of the university, the city of Sakarya is influenced by the university.

Sports[link]

Adapazarı is home to Sakaryaspor. Sakaryaspor has won the Turkish Cup once and has played in the Turkcell Super League for 11 seasons. They raised again to the Bank Asya 1.Lig this year, the second level in the Turkish Football pyramid, as they beat Konya Torku Şekerspor, Bugsaşspor and Bandırmaspor consecutively in the play-off games of Spor Toto 2. Lig. Even though Sakaryaspor isn't always a permanent team in the Super League, they have raised many of Turkey's best players, such as Hakan Şükür, Tuncay Şanlı, Oğuz Çetin, Aykut Kocaman and many more.

Notable people[link]

• Kriton Ilyadis (1916–1980) - Cinematographer
• Sait Faik Abasıyanık - Writer, Poet
• Tuncay Şanlı - Bolton Wanderers and Turkey football player.
• Hakan Şükür - Former football player
• Semih Saygıner - Professional Carom billiards champion.
• Kenan Sofuoğlu - Turkish professional motorcycle racer.

Sister Cities[link]

City	Country	Year
Delft	Netherlands
Shumen	Bulgaria

References[link]

v t e Adapazarı in Sakarya Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey Urban districts Sakarya (Adapazarı- Akyazı -Arifiye- Erenler- Ferizli- Hendek - Karapürçek- Sapanca- Serdivan- Söğütlü) Rural districts Akyazı - Geyve - Karasu - Kaynarca - Kocaali - Pamukova - Söğütlü - Taraklı Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - Izmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

v t e Metropolitan centers in Turkey Adana Ankara Antalya Bursa Diyarbakır Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep İstanbul İzmir Kayseri Kocaeli Konya Mersin Sakarya Samsun

Coordinates: 40°47′N 30°24′E / 40.783°N 30.4°E / 40.783; 30.4

Orhan Ölmez
Orhan Ölmez at a concert in Istanbul (19.09.2009).
Background information
Born	(1978-05-01) May 1, 1978 (age 34)
Origin	Manavgat, Antalya, Türkiye
Genres	Fantezi Müzik, Türk Halk Müziği
Occupations	Singer TV Show Host Songwriter Composer
Instruments	Saz, Guitar, Fretless Guitar
Years active	2003–present
Website	orhanolmez.com

Orhan Ölmez, was born in Manavgat a town of Antalya on May 1 st, 1978. He is a Turkish singer, composer, songwriter.

Biography[link]

He was born in Manavgat a town of Antalya on May 1 st, 1978. His parental relatives are from Divriği, Sivas. His maternal relative are from Turgutlu, Manisa. He lived in İzmir for 15 years. He discovered his interest in music when he was introduced to ‘saz’ in 1986-87. He was interested in western music and established the base of his current music, during his highscholl years. He completed his high scholl in İzmir. He attended state Turkish Music in The Turk Music Conservatory of Aegean University. He worked as a ‘saz’ player in The Turkish Folk Music sect for one year for İzmir Radio. Later he started his Professional art life by working as composer and arranger in İstanbul and İzmir. In 2003, he came out with his first cassette called ‘Su Misali’ on which he tried hard, and he ranged high and rose to fame in music industry. In 2005 he had his second album called ‘Herşeyin Farkındayım’ and became more successful. In 2006, he was elected as the bes make Fantesy music performer of the year in the Kral TV music awards contests held by Kral TV. During the Ramazan of 2006, He prepered and presented ‘İftar and Sahur’ programs and he exhibited his talents to everybody in this field.

Albums[link]

Su Misali (2003)

1. Su Misali
2. İstemesen Bile
3. Canın Gibi
4. İzin Verme
5. İzleri Siliyorum
6. Tekrar
7. Benim İstediğim
8. Dön Desem
9. Özledim
10. Yanar Dururum
11. Dağlar

Herşeyin Farkındayım (2005)

1. Aşk Beni Sevmedi
2. Bana Bırak
3. Farkındayım
4. Doyamadık Aşka
5. Sabır Lazım
6. Bensiz Aşka Doyma
7. Yalvarayım mı
8. Hoşgeldin
9. Seni Seviyorum
10. Delirdim
11. Kurusa Fidanım
12. Aşk Beni Sevmedi (Enstrümental)

Damla Damla (2008)

1. Yasa Dışı
2. Sarıl Bana
3. Damla Damla
4. Benim Gibi
5. Kabullendim
6. Olma O Zaman
7. Yani Olmuyor
8. Iki Elin Kanda Olsa Da Gel
9. Sustu Umudum
10. Açma Zülüflerin
11. Kabullendim (Enstrümental)

Orhan Ölmez (2011)

1. Bilmece
2. Kül
3. Senden Vazgeçtim
4. Nezaket
5. Sen Yoksan Hikayem de Yok
6. Derviş
7. Sen Gidince
8. Hesapsız Değil Bu Çile
9. Hayırlısı Olsun
10. Kalbim Ellerinde
11. Derviş (Enstrümental)

Clips[link]

Su Misali (2003)

• 1. Su Misali
• 2. İzin Verme
• 3. Özledim

Herşeyin Farkındayım (2005)

• 4. Bana Bırak
• 5. Aşk Beni Sevmedi
• 6. Bensiz Aşka Doyma
• 7. Sabır Lazım
• 8. Yalvarayım mı

Damla Damla (2008)

• 9. Damla Damla
• 10. Iki Elin Kanda Olsa Da Gel
• 11. Yani Olmuyor
• 12. Yasa Dışı

Orhan Ölmez (2011)

• 13. Bilmece
• 14. Senden Vazgeçtim

External links[link]

• Orhan Ölmez Website (01.08.2006)
• Orhan Ölmez FanClub (01.08.2006)
• Su Misali cultural, musical and art E-Review (01.10.2007)
• Orhan Ölmez Video Archive YouTube
• Orhan Ölmez Video Archive Dailymotion
• Orhan Ölmez Video Archive
• Orhan Ölmez Photo Archive
• Orhan Ölmez Facebook
• Orhan Ölmez Twitter