title: Serik
text: Serik is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,263 km2, and its population is 139,545 (2022). It is  east of the city of Antalya, along the Mediterranean coast.
  
  Geography
  Towards the coast the district is mainly flat farmland, used for growing vegetables, while the inland half of Serik is forested hills and the Taurus Mountains. The district has a typical Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and warm, wet winters, and the natural vegetation is dry shrubs.
  
  Serik itself is a town of 76,046 people (2022). The city of Antalya is nearby limiting the potential for retailing and commerce in Serik, but there is some light industry. There is a well-known köfte and piyaz restaurant in the town centre; the piyaz is served with a sesame (tahini) sauce.
  
  Although wealthy and only 15 km from the wild amenities on the coast, the people of Serik are typically welcoming and traditional in outlook. The population includes many who still identify themselves as Yörük or Turkmen, descendants of the nomadic people that populated the area during the Ottoman Empire and before. These are close-knit communities shunning outside influence and new immigration, prompting some Turkish people to give it the nickname Capital of a Yörük Republic, an echo of the vivaciously preserved traditions and lifestyle. Although the district has seen a large influx of migrant workers in agriculture and tourism most business in the town is still very much in the hands of these original Turkmen people.
  
  Tourism
  With  of coastline including the busy resort town of Belek the district of Serik is a major centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30 million visitors each year. Belek has over fifty 5 star hotels and golf courses. Places of interest include the ruins of Sillyon and Aspendos, the cave of  Zeytinlitaş and Uçansu waterfall.
  
  The 2015 G20 Antalya summit was held in Serik, Antalya.
  
  Agriculture 
  Many fruits and vegetables are grown in the region, especially bananas. Blueberries are among the important agricultural products of Serik.
  
  Composition
  There are 84 neighbourhoods in Serik District:
  
   Abdurrahmanlar
   Ahmediye
   Akbaş
   Akçaalan
   Akçapınar
   Akdeniz
   Akınlar
   Alacami
   Aşağıçatma
   Aşağıkocayatak
   Aşağıoba
   Aspendos
   Atatürk
   Azaplar
   Belek
   Belkıs
   Belpınar
   Berendi
   Bilginler
   Boğazak
   Boğazkent
   Bozdoğan
   Bucakköy
   Büğüş
   Burmahancı
   Çakallık
   Çamlık
   Çanakçı
   Çandır
   Çatallar
   Çıtlıklı
   Cumalı
   Cumhuriyet
   Demirciler
   Deniztepesi
   Dikmen
   Dorumlar
   Eminceler
   Eskiyürük
   Etler
   Fatih
   Fedenler
   Gebiz
   Gedik
   Gökçay
   Gökçepınar
   Hacıosmanlar
   Hasdümen
   Haskızılören
   Haspınar
   Kadriye
   Kahyalar
   Karadayı
   Karapınar
   Karataş
   Karıncalı
   Kayaburnu
   Kırbaş
   Kökez
   Kozağacı
   Kozan
   Kürüş
   Kuşlar
   Merkez
   Nebiler
   Orta
   Pınarcık
   Sahil
   Sarıabalı
   Şatırlı
   Sinan
   Tekkeköy
   Tüngüşlü
   Üründü
   Yanköy
   Yeni
   Yeşilvadi
   Yeşilyurt
   Yukarıçatma
   Yukarıkocayatak
   Yumaklar
   Yunuslar
   Zırlankaya
   Zümrüt
  
  History
  Two important cities here in antiquity were Sillion, a colony of the Kingdom of Pergamon, and Aspendos, one of the most important Greek Pamphylian cities. Aspendos is situated on the point where the Kopru River meets the sea. Once an important port and a commercial centre, it had a reputation for raising the best horses on earth. The odeon, basilica, galleria and fountains are worth seeing.
  
  The area was named Serik after a Turkish tribe that settled here, one of many waves of Turkish settlers attracted to this coast throughout history.
  
  References
  
  External links 
  
   Kadriye.info Turkey's Premier Golf Resort with Beach Park in Serik, Antalya
   Information on Serik
   Serik-Belek-Kadriye NetGuide
  
   
  Populated places in Antalya Province
  Districts of Antalya Province
  Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey