Parks in İstanbul

There are dozens of parks in İstanbul and groves with beautiful gardens, pools, ponds, centuries-old trees, cafes, and restaurants serving in quality places and mansions that you can use for eating and drinking. Especially at the weekend, those who want a peaceful breakfast overlooking the Bosphorus, eating and drinking and resting in the greenery flock to the groves and parks in Istanbul.

Gülhane Park (Eminönü)

Gülhane Park is undoubtedly one of the most famous and most visited and popular parks in Istanbul. Gulhane Park with its beautiful gardens, flowers, pools, and recreation areas, was used to grow roses for the Topkapi Palace during the Ottoman period.

Gulhane Park has beautiful gardens, trees, pools, and outdoor cafes with impressive Bosphorus views. There is also one of the fantastic and unique museums of the world called the Islamic Science and Technology History Museum in the park.

Yıldız Park Grove (Beşiktaş)

Yıldız Park Grove, which is one of the most beautiful parks in İstanbul and dominates the Bosphorus below Yıldız Palace, is among the most impressive, peaceful, and frequently visited parks of Istanbul. It offers breakfast and eating and drinking opportunities with Malta and Tent Mansions. One of the most beautiful parks in Istanbul, the park consists of beautiful pools, waterfalls, and ponds, as well as fascinating gardens and trees. It is also known as the laurel forests mentioned in various historical sources and the greens where “Pan” in mythological stories plays his flute on the Bosphorus.

Bebek Park (Bebek)

Located by the sea in Bebek district, Bebek Park is an ideal place for those who want to have a good time in the green areas and cafes and restaurants around the Bosphorus.

Ulus Park (Beşiktaş)

Ulus Park, which is located in a hilly area on Adnan Saygun Street in Ulus district, fascinates its visitors with its magnificent Bosphorus view and greenery. The view of the Bosphorus in the park is wonderful. There are also nice restaurants and cafes for eating, drinking, and resting against the Bosphorus.

Maçka Park (Beşiktaş)

Maçka Park is one of the best-known parks in Istanbul. Located on the Kadırgalar Valley in Istanbul, Maçka Democracy Park extends to Dolmabahçe, Maçka, Harbiye and Nişantaşı. In Maçka Park, which covers this large area, there are children’s playgrounds, a coffee house, a restaurant, and nine artificial pools. There are many trees such as linden, poplar, hornbeam, chestnut, and walnut in the Maçka park, which is very rich in vegetation.

Fethi Pasha Grove (Üsküdar)

Fethi Pasha Grove, located in a very impressive and beautiful area on a hill overlooking the Bosphorus, between Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi, is also one of the most beautiful groves and parks in Istanbul.

Covering an area starting from Sultantepe ridges to Kuzguncuk and having a unique Bosphorus view from Sarayburnu to Ortaköy across it, Fethi Pasha Grove is ideal for those who want to enjoy a nice breakfast, eating, drinking and resting in a place with a view, especially at the weekend.

Çamlıca Hill (Üsküdar)

About 4 km from Üsküdar. It is possible to enjoy a nice rest with the magnificent view of Istanbul on Camlica Hill, which is located on a 260-meter hill on its ridges. It is ideal for breakfast and dinner, especially at a beautiful place with a view on the weekend.

Çamlıca Hill, which has one of the most beautiful and best views of Istanbul and is one of the highest places, is divided into two as Büyük Çamlıca and Küçük Çamlıca.

Mihrabat Grove (Beykoz)

Mihrabat Grove, located on the ridge of Kanlıca district of Beykoz district on the shores of the Bosphorus on the Asian side, is one of the most beautiful groves and parks of Istanbul. The Grove is also the place where Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, one of Turkey’s most important writers, is quoted in the line “I looked at you from a hill yesterday, dear Istanbul”.

Beykoz Grove (Beykoz)

Beykoz Grove, located in Beykoz district on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, is one of the most beautiful groves and parks of Istanbul. Spread over an area of 150 decares with its centuries-old trees, fascinating Bosphorus view, and green texture, the grove is also a popular recreation spot. There is also a restaurant and cafe named Beykoz Koru Tesisleri, which is operated by Beltur, a subsidiary of Istanbul Municipality, in Beykoz Grove.

Fenerbahce Island and Park (Kadıköy)

Fenerbahçe Park, which is located in a very beautiful location by the sea in the Fenerbahçe district of Kadıköy, is very popular with its beautiful gardens, walking tracks, and quality cafes and restaurants around it. Neighboring Kalamış Marina, the park is located on an island and is connected to Fenerbahçe Cape by a bridge.

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