Gazi Park

About Gazi Park

Gazi Park is a municipal park on land belonging to Atatürk Orman Çiftliği (the Atatürk Forest Farm), the farm Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded on the steppe outside the young capital so that its people would have a place of nature and social life. According to ANFA, the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality's parks and recreation directorate, this part of the farm had long stood idle and neglected before it was landscaped and reopened to the public by Mayor Mansur Yavaş on 30 August 2021. The park covers about 62,000 square metres, a figure given both by the mayor's project page and by local press. Its centrepiece is a water-lily pond, and around it are walking paths, a picnic area, an events meadow, a cafeteria, children's play areas with a sandpit, and sports pitches. The mayor's project page also mentions an area where people can walk freely with their pets. The municipality put the cost of the project at 11.5 million Turkish lira. ANFA presents Gazi Park as a green breathing space within the city, suited to spending a whole day outdoors: a family picnic at the weekend, a walk around the pond, or time on the lawns with friends. Practical notes: the park is managed by ANFA and sits within the Atatürk Forest Farm lands west of the city centre. Opening hours and transport details are not published on the park's official page, so check ANFA's channels before planning a visit.