Mehmet Akif Ersoy Nature Park

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Nature Park (Turkish: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park located in Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1]

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Nature Park
Mehmet AKif Ersoy Tabiat Paekı
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Nature Park
Location of the nature park in Istanbul, Turkey
LocationBahçeköy, Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Coordinates41°10′04″N 29°00′02″E
Area23 ha (57 acres)
Established2011
Governing bodyDirectorate-General of Nature Protection and National Parks
Ministry of Environment and Forest

Geography

The park is situated in Bahçeköy neighborhood of Sarıyer district. It covers an area of 23 ha (57 acres). The area was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2011, and is one of nine nature parks inside Belgrad Forest. The protected area is named in honor of Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873–1936), poet, writer, academic, member of parliament, and author of the Turkish National Anthem.[1]

The nature park offers outdoor recreational activities,[2] such as picnics, hiking and cycling.

Amenities

The park offers an outdoor restaurant, an outdoor coffeehouse and playgrounds for children.[1]

Ecosystem

The nature park has rich flora and fauna.[1]

Flora

The flora is middle-aged and old forest trees. In the forest section, vegetation includes oriental plane (Platanus orientalis), black pine (Pinus nigra), silver linden (Tilia argentea), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), alder (Alnus glutinosa), blackberry (Rubus) and tree heath (Erica arborea). Plants seen around the coffeehouse and the activity area are oriental thuja (Platycladus orientalis), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus), Chinese photinia (Photinia serratifolia), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), Australian laurel (Pittosporum tobira), goat willow (Salix caprea), butcher's-broom (Ruscus aculeatus), wild privet, (Ligustrum vulgare), common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), purple dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) and dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).[1]

Fauna

Common animals are the mammal squirrel and the reptile lizard. BIrds include woodpecker, European goldfinch, magpie and parrot.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Mehmet Akif Ersoy Tabiat Parkı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Tabiat Parkları. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  2. "Piknik yapmak için en iyi 10 adres". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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