Seyhan is a district-municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey, core of the Adana urban area. Seyhan is home to 35 percent of the residents of Adana Province and almost half of the residents of the city of Adana. It is the fifth most populous metropolitan district in Turkey. Seyhan is the first settlement area of Adana and currently the administrative, business and cultural center of the city. It includes the historical neighborhood of Tepebağ, and the landmarks such as Büyüksaat, Ulu Camii, Ramazanoğlu Hall and Sabancı Merkez Camii. Adana Center for Arts and Culture, Sabancı Cultural Center, Seyhan Cultural Center and Metropolitan Theatre are also located in the district. The district gets its name from the river that forms the east border. Governance Seyhan district is administered by three levels of government; central government, provincial administration and the municipality. Seyhan Governorship is the district branch of the central government operating under the Adana Governorship. The chief executive of the Seyhan district is the District Governor who is appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Seyhan Governorship overseas the functioning of the district directorates of the ministries. Seyhan directorate of the Adana Province Special Administration is the district branch of the provincial administration. Seyhan district is represented with 11 members at the 61-member Adana Provincial Parliament. Seyhan Municipality serves the entire Seyhan district and it is further divided into neighborhoods, the smallest administrative units of the province. Seyhan Municipality Seyhan Municipality was incorporated in 1986 as a lower-tier municipality as Adana Municipality is upgraded to a metropolitan status. The organs of the Seyhan Municipality are the mayor, encümen (the executive committee) and the municipal council. Mayor Mayor is the chief executive of the municipality, presides municipal departments and chairs the municipal council. Mayoral candidates are either nominated by National Parties or run independently. The mayor is elected by first past the post voting for a 5-year term. Akif Kemal Akay, is the mayor of Seyhan since April 2019. Akay is currently serving his first term. |- |1 |CHP |Akif Kemal Akay |align="right"|242,482 |align="right"|57,84 |align="right"| |- |2 |AKP |Fikret Yeni |align="right"|160,684 |align="right"|38,33 |align="right"| |- |3 |SP |Ahmet Tüfetçibaşı |align="right"|5,402 |align="right"|1,29 |align="right"| |- |4 |DSP |Yıldıray Arıkan |align="right"|4,254 |align="right"|1,01 |align="right"| |- |} Municipal Council Municipal Council is the decision making organ of the Seyhan Municipality. It is responsible for approving by-laws, founding, splitting or amalgamating neighborhoods, strategic planning, urban development planning and