Marmara · Plate code 54
Sakarya
Sakarya, with the bungalows and restaurants on the shore of Lake Sapanca, is one of İstanbul's weekend escapes. The wooden Ottoman houses of Taraklı, the Acarlar floodplain forest and the long Black Sea beach at Karasu are its other attractions.
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Highlights
Places
Lake Sapanca
Acarlar Floodplain Forest
Tastes
Islama köfte
Local food and products
- Dish
Islama köfte
Grilled meatballs on bread soaked in meat broth.
- Dish
Pumpkin dessert
Pumpkin cooked in sugar and served with walnuts.
When to go
Spring and autumn are the prettiest seasons for the lake and forests; summer suits the Karasu beach.
Getting there
- Bus terminal
- Adapazarı has an intercity bus terminal; Sapanca is on the İstanbul-Ankara highway and high-speed rail line.
Districts 16 districts
- AdapazarıGuide ready →
- AkyazıGuide ready →
- ArifiyeGuide ready →
- ErenlerGuide ready →
- FerizliGuide ready →
- GeyveGuide ready →
- HendekGuide ready →
- KarapürçekGuide ready →
- KarasuGuide ready →
- KaynarcaGuide ready →
- KocaaliGuide ready →
- PamukovaGuide ready →
- SapancaGuide ready →
- SerdivanGuide ready →
- SöğütlüGuide ready →
- TaraklıGuide ready →