Abdi İpekçi Park

Abdi İpekçi Park
Abdi İpekçi Parkı
A sculpture featuring a hand in the Abdi İpekçi Park.
Abdi İpekçi Park
Location of the park in Ankara
Type Urban park
Location Sıhhiye Square, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates Coordinates: 39°55′41″N 32°51′23″E / 39.9281°N 32.8564°E / 39.9281; 32.8564
Area 36,800 m2 (396,000 sq ft)
Created 1981 (1981)
Status Open all year

Abdi İpekçi Park is an urban park in Ankara's Sıhhiye neighborhood. It was established in 1981 in honor of the assassinated Milliyet journalist Abdi İpekçi. Covering an area of 36,800 m2 (396,000 sq ft), the park has the usual geographic features and incorporates a sculpture featuring a hand opened towards the sky.[1]

References

  1. "Abdi İpekçi Parkı" (in Turkish). Ankara Vizyon. Retrieved 2017-10-07.


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