Haydar Aliyev Parkı

About Haydar Aliyev Parkı

Haydar Aliyev Parkı is a large park in Batıkent named after Heydar Aliyev, the former president of Azerbaijan. A 2016 report in Anayurt Gazetesi describes it as built with contributions from the state of Azerbaijan, covering 90000 square metres planted with many kinds of trees and flowers, and calls it the lungs of Batıkent. The same report says Ankara Metropolitan Municipality looks after its general upkeep. The park opened with a ceremony on 10 May 2008. It has been renewed several times since, with new facilities added: Ankara Metropolitan Municipality held a second opening on 15 December 2012, and a further opening followed on 28 May 2013, according to a note by the TOBB Turkish-speaking entrepreneurs programme, whose participants from Azerbaijan attended the first ceremony. According to the 2016 report, facilities include football and basketball pitches, a playground for children, an amphitheatre for 3000 people, a large pool area used for weddings and engagement parties, and a cafeteria. The park is one of the places where the metropolitan municipality offers free public Wi-Fi. The park also hosts events linked to Azerbaijan; an Instagram account dedicated to the park, for example, shows a celebration there of the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Republic and its armed forces.