
Culture & Arts
The Quiet Courtyards of Tepebağ
On the city’s oldest hill, a rhythm of life carried on in the shade of stone houses.

By Elif Kaya
June 21, 2026
Tepebağ is the nucleus of Adana. With its narrow streets, courtyards and cisterns, it is an open-air museum.
Here every door opens onto a story, every courtyard onto a coolness.
As restoration continues, the neighborhood strikes a delicate balance between past and future.
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