Yüreğir is a district and a municipality in the Adana Province of Turkey. Population concentration of the district is within the city of Adana, on the east side of the Seyhan river.EtymologyYüreğir tribe is a branch the Oğuz Turks, from whom most of the Anatolian Turks are descended.HistoryYüreğir tribe was the first Turkish tribe to settle in the Çukurova region at the years from 1250 to 1352. They came to the area in flight from Mongol invasions of their homelands in central Asia. They founded villages, at today's Yüreğir district. Adana was subsequently settled and resettled by many other peoples including other Turkish dynasties but they were first and the name was given to the area in their memory much later (in the early 20th century).GovernanceYüreğir district is administered by three levels of government; central government, provincial administration and the Yüreğir Municipality.Yüreğir Governorship is the district branch of the central government operating under the Adana Governorship. The chief executive of the Yüreğir district is the District Governor who is appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Yüreğir Governorship overseas the functioning of the district directorates of the ministries.Yüreğir directorate of the Adana Province Special Administration is the district branch of the provincial administration. Yüreğir district is represented with 8 members at the 61-member Adana Provincial Parliament.
