The Kandildere juniper is a natural monument at the Kandildere locality near Topallar village, designated on 6 June 1994. The Directorate's text places it within the Saimbeyli district of Adana while its directions give the distance from the town of Aladağ.

The tree is estimated at 648 years old. It stands 18 metres tall, measures 6.16 metres around and has a trunk diameter of 1.96 metres.

There are no facilities on the site. Stated capacity is 30 visitors and 5 vehicles; the tree is 10 kilometres from the nearest town and 90 from Adana.

Designated
16.10.2002Checked: September 13, 2026

When to go

Climate
Across Adana as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 9.6 °C in January to 28.8 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, October and November; rainfall is heaviest in December (125 mm) and lightest in August (9 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).Checked: September 22, 2026