Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Services Union (ATGAB) and Adana Metropolitan Municipality successfully represented Adana at the Colors of the World Fair held at Kadir Topbaş Show and Art Center between April 18-20, 2025.

The Adana stand opened at the international fair, which hosted participants from 20 different countries, attracted great interest from visitors. At the stand established in cooperation with ATGAB and Adana Metropolitan Municipality, flavors from Adana’s unique culinary culture were served and city-specific promotional materials were presented to visitors.

Making statements at the fair, ATGAB Union Manager Selçuk MAMAK said, “Adana has the potential to become a world tourism city with its history, nature, gastronomy and cultural heritage. We attach great importance to such events in order to brand our city in tourism and make our city more visible on international platforms.”

While Adana’s strong tourism vision and riches were successfully introduced to fair visitors, new collaborations and promotional opportunities were also opened for the city.

Within the scope of the project titled “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CITTASLOW POTENTIAL ANALYSIS IN ADANA RURAL AREA” prepared by Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Service Union and supported within the scope of Çukurova Development Agency (ÇKA) Technical Support Program, Cittaslow (Calm City) Information and Awareness Meeting was held in ÇKA meeting hall.

In the face-to-face meeting attended by ATGAB and ÇKA project experts as well as representatives from 9 rural districts of Adana (Aladağ, Feke, İmamoğlu, Karaisalı, Karataş, Pozantı, Saimbeyli, Tufanbeyli and Yumurtalık), project advisor Ankara University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Can Umut ÇİNER provided information regarding the criteria for joining the Cittaslow network.

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality External Relations Department Head Zeynep Tuğçe Çiftçibaşı Güç, who also attended the meeting online, provided information about the Cittaslow network participation process.

Saimbeyli Mayor Mahmut DAL, Feke Mayor Cömert ÖZEN and Yumurtalık Mayor Erdinç ALTIOK We would like to thank the participating district personnel.

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Within the scope of the project titled “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CITTASLOW POTENTIAL ANALYSIS IN ADANA RURAL AREA” prepared by Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Service Union and supported within the scope of Çukurova Development Agency Technical Support Program, in the first 2 days of the field work, study visits were made to Yumurtalık and Karataş Karaisalı and Pozantı municipalities.

We would like to thank the mayors and colleagues for their cooperation.

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In line with the directives of our Union President Zeydan KARALAR, we continue our project work at national and international levels without slowing down with the vision of making Adana a brand city in tourism.

The first meeting was held online within the scope of the project titled “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CITTASLOW POTENTIAL ANALYSIS IN ADANA RURAL AREA” prepared by Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Service Union and the contract of which was signed within the scope of Çukurova Development Agency 2024 Technical Support Program.

In the meeting attended by ATGAB and ÇKA representatives as well as representatives from 9 rural districts of Adana (Aladağ, Feke, İmamoğlu, Karaisalı, Karataş, Pozantı, Saimbeyli, Tufanbeyli and Yumurtalık), the project advisor Ankara University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Can Umut ÇİNER provided information about the criteria for participation in the Cittaslow network. Field studies and training activities will be detailed in the next meeting.

The basic philosophy of Cittaslow is to support local development and the concept of being a slow city in many areas from tourism to urban planning, from environmental sustainability to social harmony. Slow tourism, which is gaining importance day by day, is an alternative tourism choice as opposed to mass tourism. Slow tourism, unlike mainstream tourism, is a part of the sustainable tourism family and emphasizes the tourist’s greater personal awareness. In this respect, Adana rural districts have significant potential.

In line with the directives of our Union President Zeydan KARALAR, we continue our project work in the national and international arena without slowing down with the vision of making Adana a brand city in tourism.

The kick-off meetings for the “In Tech Growth (ITG)” project, which is a partner of ATGAB-Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Service Union and supported within the scope of the European Union Erasmus+ program, were held in Krakow, Poland, in a hybrid format on February 25-26 under the leadership of the host institution Heket Foundation.

The ITG project, which was developed in partnership with 9 youth worker institutions from 7 different countries and aims to develop capacity for 60 young people in technology-based entrepreneurship, will be supported by the European Union between 2025-2026 within the scope of the Erasmus+ program.

Our Union will continue to support the new generation entrepreneurs who will breathe life into Adana and the country’s tourism.

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”TOURISM CITY ADANA” IDEA AND PROJECT COMPETITION RESULTS ANNOUNCED

In line with the directives of our Union President Zeydan KARALAR, the “Tourism City Adana Idea and Project Competition” organized by Adana Tourism Union with the vision of making Adana a brand city in tourism, in cooperation with Adana Metropolitan Municipality, Adana Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, Çukurova University and Çukurova Development Agency, ended with an award ceremony on December 20, 2024 at Seyhan Municipality Yaşar Kemal Culture Center.

87 project applications were submitted to the competition. 48 projects were entitled to receive genuine online project management cycle training by the pre-evaluation board. 13 finalists who prepared their presentations according to the project template after the training were entitled to participate in the project exhibition.

Following the project exhibition that started with project presentations, certificates of appreciation were presented to all competitors and jury members. After the evaluation, the project owners who ranked in the top 5 were determined by the competition jury. The winners and their projects:
1. Dilek ALASIRT (30,000 TRY): Discovery Adana Application
2. Cem AKAN (20,000 TRY): Adana Augmented Reality from Past to Future
3. İlknur ALASIRT (10,000 TRY): Flora and Fauna Tourism Network
4. Hasan Berkay ASLAN (5,000 TRY): YenidenMagarsus (Experimental Gastronomy)
5. Sabiha Ezgi DAVULCU (5,000 TRY): Rural Development with Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Citrus Oil Production

After the competition, the winners were presented with their prize checks.

In his closing speech, the Vice President of the Union Bayram ŞİRİN said: “First of all, I would like to thank everyone who worked hard in the preparation and our entrepreneurs who participated in our competition with their idea projects. This is a new and important competition for Adana. I congratulate our competitors who won, I was happy that they were all young. It was also nice that the number of female finalists was higher than the number of male finalists. I consider it an important step to make Adana one of Turkey’s leading tourism centers. I believe that we will further strengthen our city’s tourism potential with efforts such as the Tourism City Adana competition. ” he said.

The program ended with a group photo after the award ceremony.

*In the IPARD III (2021-2027) Program, 81 cities, including Adana, were included in the scope of support for the first time. Within the scope of the “M7 – Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development” measure, which is one of the current calls for this period, projects in 7 different sectors, including “Rural Tourism and Recreation Activities”, will be supported by 60-70% with a total budget of € 80,000,000.

Applicants; Farmers or members of farm households, producer organizations, real and legal persons.

Online application form for participation in the free information seminar to be held on Thursday, 22.08.2024 at 13:30 in the Adana Metropolitan Municipality Council Hall under the leadership of the Adana Tourism Union in order to support entrepreneurs with business ideas in the field of rural development in our city and to provide more investment support to Adana countryside:

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*Within the scope of the current call published under the title of “M7 – Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development”, project grant applications regarding support for construction work, machinery-equipment, service and visibility purchases in the following sectors will be accepted;

302-1 – Diversification of Plant Production and Processing and Packaging of Plant Products
302-2 – Beekeeping and Production, Processing and Packaging of Bee Products
302-3 – Craftsmanship and Local Product Enterprises
302-4 – Rural Tourism and Recreation Activities
302-5 – Aquaculture
302-6 – Machinery Parks
302-7 – Renewable Energy Investments

*IPARD; is the Rural Development component of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) established by the European Union (EU) to support candidate and potential candidate countries. It is coordinated by the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK), the relevant institution of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

 

In line with the instructions of Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and Adana Tourism Union President Zeydan KARALAR, in order for Adana to reach the point it deserves in tourism, our Union Manager Selçuk MAMAK made his first working visit with Çukurova Development Agency Secretary General A. Rifat DURAN. They exchanged views on the projects we will carry out in our region for the development of tourism.

Secretary General A. Rifat DURAN said; “We are ready to provide all the support we can as ÇKA for the development of tourism potential in our region.”

We thank our esteemed general secretary for his hospitality.

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Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Service Union new term first board meeting; Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and Adana Tourism Union President Zeydan KARARLAR and board members; C. Tayyar Zaimoğlu, Nadir VURANKAYA, Vedat ÖZDER, Hasan BURAK and our Union Manager Selçuk MAMAK attended at the Union head office.

We hope that the decisions taken in the meeting will be beneficial to Adana tourism in the new term.

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Successful bureaucrat Selçuk MAMAK, who served as the Director of Adana Tourism Development and Infrastructure Service Union (ATGAB) between 2009 and 2019, and later worked at the Environmental Protection Department of Adana Metropolitan Municipality, was written by Zeydan KARALAR, Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and Adana Tourism Association President. He was appointed as the Union Manager of the Tourism Union.

Selçuk Mamak said that “We will work with all our strength, with the support of our Union president Zeydan KARARLAR, to get more shares from the sector by branding in tourism and to bring Adana to the place it deserves in tourism.”
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