Yüreğir is a district of Adana Province of Turkey, one of the
metropolitan districts of the city of Adana. Yüreğir lies across
the Seyhan River from the centre of Adana, to the south of the
Çukurova University campus, in the foothills of the Taurus
mountains. To the east is the plain of Misis, Yüreğir is mainly
inhabited by recent migrants to the city from the countryside
around Adana. Of the 450,000 people 320K live in the city and
130K live in 79 outlying villages. The area contains a number of
sites of historical interest; bridges, burial mounds, mosaics,
waterworks, mosques, baths, and a stone caravanserai (see Adana
for the rich history of this city). The name comes from the
first Turks to settle in the Çukurova. The Yüreğir were a branch
of the Oğuz Turks, from whom most Turkish people today are
descended. They came to the area in flight from Mongol invasions
of their homelands in central Asia. Adana was subsequently
settled and resettled by many other peoples including other
Turkish dynasties but they