İncesu is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 874 km2, and its population is 29,120 (2022). The mayor is Mustafa İlmek (AKP). It has been identified with the ancient town Sadogora or Sadacora.

History At the beginning of the 20th century, Greeks still formed part of the population of İncesu. Most of them went with the Turkish-Greek Population Exchange. There is the Kara Mustafa Pasha Caravanserai built by Kara Mustafa Pasha in 1660 in İncesu.

In 2021, archaeologists discovered late Roman and early Byzantine houses, with inscriptions and mosaics.Largest floor mosaic in Central Anatolia found in Kayseri

Composition There are 33 neighbourhoods in İncesu District:Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

Bahçelievler Bahçesaray Bulgurcu Çardaklı Dokuzpınar Fırınönü Garipçe Gönenkent Güney Hamurcu Karahüyük Karakoyunlu Karamustafapaşa Kızılören Aşağı Kızılören Ötebatan Kızılören Tabaklı Küllü Örenşehir Orta Saraycık Sarıkürklü Semerkent Şeyhşaban Subaşı Süksün Cumhuriyet Süksün Hürriyet Süksün Zafer Sultansazı Tahirinli Üçkuyu Vali Ihsan Aras Yarım Yenicami

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