Botanik Parkı

About Botanik Parkı

Botanik Parkı, often called Ankara Botanik Parkı, is a large public park in Çankaya, set in a valley enclosed by Çankaya Caddesi and Cinnah Caddesi in the Atakule area. It was laid out in 1970 and is one of the bigger green spaces in the upper part of the city centre. The park covers about 65,000 square metres. According to Turkish Wikipedia, 29,476 square metres of this is lawn and planted ground, 16,747 square metres is wooded, 15,532 square metres is paved and the pool takes up 1,330 square metres. Kültür Portalı, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's guide, describes both slopes of the valley as planted with ornamental flowers. At the centre of the park is a large pool, and nearby are a flower greenhouse and a children's playground. Paths run down the slopes between the trees and flower beds. The Atakule tower stands close by and can be seen from the park, so the two are easy to combine on one visit. No entrance fee is listed in the sources. Kültür Portalı notes that the park is reached by public transport; city buses stop on both Çankaya Caddesi and Cinnah Caddesi at stops named after the park.