Bademlidere Cumhuriyet Parkı

About Bademlidere Cumhuriyet Parkı

Bademlidere Cumhuriyet Parkı is a large park run by Çankaya Municipality, reached from the Kırkkonaklar and Bademlidere neighbourhoods on the eastern side of the district. The municipality gives its area as about 750000 square metres, or 750 decares, of which 500 decares were designed as woodland and 250 as recreation space. The municipality describes the project as an attempt to create a self-sustaining green area with low maintenance costs that follows natural ecological cycles. Its plans included rainwater use, ecological buildings, alternative energy sources and the protection of existing plant and animal habitats. Planting relied on species from the local natural vegetation and on plants that need little water, so that rainwater stays in the soil, erosion is reduced and the soil improves. The almond trees already on the site were kept, and around 22000 trees and 360000 shrubs grow in the park. Facilities listed by the municipality include an adventure park, a riding facility, children's play areas at the main square and in the picnic area, a cafe on the square, viewing terraces, a small pond, a rain-harvesting pond, picnic areas, a basketball and multi-purpose court and cycle tracks. Four car parks hold a total of 625 vehicles. For information, Çankaya Municipality's call centre is on 444 06 01.