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Antalya Culture Centre

Antalya Culture Centre
The opening of Antalya culture centre whose construction was started in year 1992 was done in year 1996. It has two main saloons named Perge and Aspendos saloons in 9000 meter square closed area.
Perge saloon:
It is a saloon of 448 persons; conference, simultaneous translation, panel, chamber orchestra type of activities can be performed.
Aspendos salon:
It is a salon of 817 persons; all kinds of theatre, polyphonic music, ballet, concert, cinema and conference activities can be performed. Aspendos salon is an acoustic salon with its every way, the shows can be performed without microphone and because of the orchestra cavity; all kinds of polyphonic musicals can be performed.
In addition at the Antalya Culture centre; artist dressing rooms make up, rest rooms, administration rooms and fair saloons and two pastry shops are included.
All of areas of the facility have been hot and cold air conditioned of the facility which is among the most modern culture centers of Turkey, by the fire protection systems the saloons are secured. At the stages in the saloons, the sound and light systems have been equipped with the state of the art technology.
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Glass Pyramid

Glass Pyramid Sabancı Fair and Congress Centre
Glass pyramid Sabancı Fair and congress Centre which has become the symbol of Antalya was opened in 1 October 1997 and the first activity that it hosted was XI world Forestry Congress.
The glass pyramid is a structure that sits approximately an area of 4500 meter square and has two floors namely called as basement and ground floor. The top is covered with colored thermo plane space roof. At the Glass pyramid Sabancı Fair and congress Centre; there are Toros salon of 2500 persons, Meltem salon of 440 persons and Duden salon of 330 persons. The Toros salon which has been arranged for conference and congress, fair and specialization fairs can be organized with 1500 stand capacity. All the salons are equipped with state of the art sound and light systems.
The top of the ground floor is covered with colored thermo plane space roof. Right at the outside of the structure there are 4 each circular decoration pools in 2500 m2 dimension and the building is surrounded by these pools. There are 4 separate entrances to the building by the bridges over the pools in four different directions.
Toros saloon:
The Toros salon located at the entrance floor with a utilization area of 2900 meter square is being used as conference and fair organizations. In the conference purposed utilization it has a seating capacity of 2400 persons at telescopic stands. In fair purpose utilization there is a possibility of establishing fair at an area of 2050 meter square. There is a sound and light and image system equipped to respond all kinds of needs in the saloon. At the gigantic screen located in the salon various graphics, animations and shows can be performed during the organization. In addition, there are mobile simultaneous translation cabins.
Meltem saloon:
This salon that can be used for conference and meeting purposes with 417 meter square has 440 non fixed seat capacity and mobile simultaneous translation cabins. There is state of the art technical equipment in the salon to be used in meetings and conferences.
Duden saloon:
This salon that can be used for conference and meeting purposes with 307 meter square has 340 non fixed seat capacities and has four mobile simultaneous translation cabins. The technical equipments are capable of making sound and image transmission during the activities between the salons. At our centre there are 2 each salons of 87 meter square with 50 person capacity. These salons can be arranged as meeting rooms, art gallery, press room and cafeteria based on the demand.
There is an elevator, telephone and toilet in the glass pyramid for disabled persons. Foyer, VIP room, doctor’s room, buffet, checkroom, service kitchen and technical sections are the other sections inside the building. At the open fair area called a the king’s road which is distributed over an area of 15.000 square meters there are ten each semi open fair areas of total 2650 meter square.
In connection to pyramid there is a parking lot with 500 vehicle capacity that can be used as an open fair area. Glass pyramid has been awarded with European steel union’s 1999 year award. (The European Steel union whose headquarters is located in Brussels is giving the awards to design, the functionality at application, steel construction designs at technology and quality).
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Municipality Theatre Stage

Municipality Theatre Stage
Metropolitan municipality’s theatre stage is located in Karaalioglu Park next to the Antalya metropolitan municipality’s building.
The activities of Antalya metropolitan municipality theater that has opened its curtains in year 1983 the first time, are being conducted by the Theatre branch Directorship affiliated with Cultural services Bureau Directorate.
The Metropolitan Municipality Theatre stage that is hosting more then 20 thousand art lovers each year from the age of 7 up to 70 with its performances for children and adults and its newly arranged foyer can host various fairs from time to time.
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Covered Wholesale Food Market

Covered wholesale food market
Antalya is a leading agriculture center of our country due to its suitable ecology.
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality’s covered wholesale food market complex that meets % 65 of the wet fruit and vegetable demand of our country, opened to service in its new place on date 30 July 1996.
There are 759 business places at Antalya wholesale food market which is established over approximately on a lot of 480.000 square meters.
Within this complex; brokerage offices, depots, lever scale facilities, 7 each bank branches, sport facility, police station, taxi stop and gas station are located.
The wholesale food market managed by wholesale food market manager ship affiliated with the protection and control office directorate is capable of giving service to our producers and to those that acquired the trade of wet fruit and vegetable as a profession for 7 days 24 hours.
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Antalya Intercity Bus Terminal

Antalya Intercity Bus Terminal
Antalya bus terminal was opened to service on 29 October 1996. The total utilization area of the bus terminal which is included in approximately of 235.000 m2 green belt is 20 thousand square meters.
From one section of the terminal bus services are being made to Antalya’s districts and villages. The terminal constructed with a modern architecture is almost crowded at every hour of the day.
Within the bus terminal there are terminal buildings for rural areas and intercity transportation and administration building, 2 each gas stations and maintenance shop, 2 each transformers and a water depot of 1500 m3. As the buses and vehicles never meet at the entrance and exit of the terminal a great comfort is being established from the point of traffic regulation.
Within the rural area terminal building there are 18 each cashier’s desks and a restaurant next to the 4 each company bureaus, 3 each buffets, WC units for men-women and disabled.
Within the intercity terminal building there are 50 each cashier’s desks, 60 each. company bureaus, cafeteria, restaurant, 8 each buffets, shop, WC units for men-women and disabled, small mosque, gendarme and police stations check points, bank, Post Office, exchange bureaus, Physician’s office and drug store, shoe shine shop, tailor, car rental, tourism consultation units.
In the bus terminal vehicle and bus entries are controlled by computer and all building and perimeter is being supervised by 65 each cameras and monitors. All kinds of arrivals and departures can be traced by information arrival and departure panels and TTV monitors. In addition facility the facility is equipped with, cctv, music, announce, emergency announce, fire warning systems and all building areas are hot and cold air conditioned. Antalya bus terminal establishes a separate prestige to the city with its parking lots for 300 vehicles and 200 buses, the pound at the external area and internal gardens.
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District House

District house
The Culture and art house constructed by Antalya Metropolitan municipality at Kepez Yenimahalle has 1250 square meters of closed area.
Within the facility there are: Foyer and fair salons, administration, library, archive, mukhtar’s office, heath room, class rooms, culture house salon and stage type of units.
The culture and art house governed by Cultural services Bureau Directorate has the infrastructure for allowing the development of urbanization consciousness; establishments of solidarity among the region inhabitants, arranging of vocational courses for unemployed and that will develop the talent and capabilities of the people and for meeting the requirements like entertainment, resting, reading, sport, culture and health of all kinds of persons.
At the multi purpose salon of 350 persons all kinds of shows, theater, cinema, and concert type of activities can be carried out to serve 365 days a year.
While conducting protective heath services at the heath room, literacy is taught to illiterate citizens at the class rooms and courses inclined to vocational, computer, foreign language, painting courses are being opened
ASAT’S and TEDAS’s cashier’s desks are giving service to near neighborhood.
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Kaleici Yacht Marina

Kaleici Yacht Marina
The Kaleici yacht marina whose ownership belongs to the department of treasury was rented to Antalya financial directorate on 05.12.2001 for a period of 10 years.
The yacht marina that is already affiliated with Antalya Metropolitan municipality Operations and Participation Bureau Directorate is being governed by the yacht marina operation manager ship.
Our company is rendering its services in the frame work of the yacht tourism regulation which has been arranged by article 37 of paragraph A and item 4 of Tourism incitement law numbered 2634, Antalya metropolitan municipality yacht marina’s operation regulation, the metropolitan municipality law numbered 5216 and legislation related with the other municipality incomes.
There are already 46 each yachts in our yacht marina with a yearly tying contract. In addition in year 2004, 125 foreign and 130 Turkish flagged yachts were accommodated in our marina.
The services provided by the marina are as follows:
• Giving services with hawser, electric and water, WC, shower at the entry and exit of yachts with 24 hours shift system.
• Providing of daily information to yachters by placing weather forecast reports on the announcement board and relaying of storm warnings in written or oral format.
• To take the necessary precautions at the marina for establishing the life and property safety when necessary according to severe weather conditions.
• Providing of environment clean up, giving of services to yachts for domestic waste, bilge water and solid waste services.
• Performing of maintenance and repair of park and gardens.
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The Zoo

The zoo
Antalya Zoo which is located on a 330.000 square meters picnic area in Kepezaltı has 765 animals of 87 types.
The maintenance, feeding, health care and accommodation is being supplied by Zoo Brach Directorate affiliated with Environment Protection bureau Directorate.
A total of 125.650 persons visited our facility in year 2004 which 105.297 persons were on fare basis and 20353 persons were on free basis and the animal groups of the facility are as follows:
• Day time raptors.
• Night time raptors.
• Stork family.
• Duck family.
• Hens, pheasants, partridge, sea gulls
• Pigeons.
• Cranes.
• Pelicans.
• Parrots.
• Songbirds.
• African ostrich
• Apes.
• Rabbits
• Raptors
• Dogs.
• Bears.
• Cheetah
• Single nails
• Double nails
• Alligators
• Snakes.
Besides introducing various animal types living at various places of the world, at Antalya Zoo the following services are given:
• Performing of recovery of extinction animals at our zoo and providing of their maintenance, protection and to establish their multiplication for continuation of generation.
• By multiplying of domestic or some animal types that can be domesticated at our zoo to submit them to the service of our people as breeding purpose.
• To establish the leaving of natural environment of wild animals which have been injured due to incorrect hunting or fell sick after making their treatment and care.
• To supply clinical services for the purpose of conducting the treatment, vaccination, operations and all kinds of maintenance of exotic animal and other domestic animals.
• The conduct educational activities by the way of posters, brochure books, written or visual press organs at topics that will interest our people.
Antalya zoo, with its pleasure road between shelters, pounds with waterfalls, fountains and with its infrastructure suitable for picnic and as being a suitable visiting and resting area is accommodating more visitors every year.
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The History of Municipal

The history of governing the city
There was not any municipality organization in year 1864. By conforming the order of province regulation issued by the Ottoman Government in year 1864, Antalya mayor ship (municipality) was established.
The most important duty of the municipality at that time was to perform the cleaning of the city and carrying out the maintenance of the roads within Antalya and arrangement of the environment when there was money.
In this period, Antalya municipality attempted to perform the development works besides cleaning of the city. By the maintenance of the channels that bring water from the Duden creek and the road that goes to Antalya quay has been arranged for enabling the carts to go up and down. In year 1915 a clock tower was built on the pentagon tower at the east side of Kalekapısı.
The period of republic
Undertaking of duties in today’s municipality meaning of Antalya municipality starts with the period of republic.
The first mayor after the republic is Seremetzade Zeki Bey.
The municipality election held on 7-18 October 1930 was won by Husnu Bey of CHF( Republican People Party). During this period Kalekapısı became a shopping centre.
During the period of Lutfi Gokceoglu who became mayor in 1934, Antalya undergone large scaled development activities. Especially determination of new places for animal and grain markets gave a very contemporary appearance to the city.
In year 1936” sanitary municipal police regulation “was prepared.
In years 1941-43 Karalioglu and Hatay parks were constructed. A modern slaughterhouse and ice factory was established. New public markets, public toilettes and modern municipality bakeries were opened.
Dr Burhanettin Onat which acted as a mayor in years 1943-1947, made many attempts to introduce Antalya in foreign countries from the point of tourism.
For the name of municipality, in 1947-1962 periods no development was established in Antalya and the existing structures could not be preserved.
During the period of Dr Avni Tolunay who was selected twice as a mayor between years 1963-73, the city of Antalya was rescued from unpaved roads and even the smallest streets were covered with concrete. He made great initiatives for introducing Antalya inside the country and in abroad.
He has taken the Antalya festival among the municipality activities that was being performed by Antalya tourism association until that day and in year 1964; by adding the international Film Contest he established the presentation of Antalya from this point. By adding up the marriage of three German couples each year and collective circumcision activities into the festival program he integrated with the people.
Attorney. Selahhtin Tonguc which was selected twice as a mayor in a row between years 1973-80, has looked surprisingly good with artistic activities. By the new development plans; large boulevards and streets were opened and the city of Antalya started to prepare for the years of 2000.
After 12 September 1980 until 1984 that the first elections were held, 4 different mayors were appointed to Antalya.
After year 1984 in order Yener Ulusoy ( 1984-87) and Metin Kasapoglu ( 1987-89) was elected as maoyor.
During the period of attorney Hasan Subası which was elected as mayor in 1989 Muratpasa, Kepez and Konyaaltı municipalities were established and the city was transformed into” metropolitan municipality “. By wining the election held in 1994, Hasan Subası has remained on duty until year 1999.
In the period of 1999-2004, Dr Bekir Kumbul was in office.
At the general elections held on 28 March 2004 Menderes Turel that has taken % 34.77 of the votes was elected as the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality mayor.
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Metropolitan Municipality Buildings

Metropolitan Municipality Building
The office of Antalya Metropolitan municipality is conducting its activities in the service buildings located in Karaalioglu Park.
The mayor Menderes Turel also uses this municipality building. The metropolitan city council meetings are held in Antalya Municipality’s theater located in the municipality building.
Some of the units of the metropolitan municipality are conducting their activities at different buildings in the city.
New municipality service building
Mayor Menderes Turel is at the stage of preparing a project for collecting the municipality buildings that is dispersed at in the Karaalioglu Park into six floored construction area of 25 thousand square meters. At the new building that will get together the people of Antalya with contemporary municipality services; there will also be wedding, conference and fair saloons.
The new municipality building will be the smiling and contemporary face of Antalya metropolitan municipality.
New ASAT building project
Antalya water and waste water Administration General Directorate (ASAT) that is already giving service inside a business block in a few floors will also move to a new and contemporary building. The new ASAT building will be one of new the symbols of the world city of Antalya with its appearance. New ASAT building, whose detailed projects are drawn, will produce solution from a single center to the people of Antalya with its contemporary services.
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