Under the scorching sun of the Cilician Plain—known to its inhabitants as the Çukurova — there lies a city with potential somehow not yet exploited after how long it has been inhabited.

Being rich in minerals, hydroelectric power, agriculture, trade, and many other trappings of modern life, Adana could well become one of the greatest cities in the Mediterranean if these resources were someday to be harnessed. Since antiquity, Hitties, Greeks, Romans, Armenians, and more have all passed through the region, but the question of whether Adana is ever to reach its full potential lies in the hands of the Turks that live in it today.