Temelli Göleti Rekreasyon Alanı

About Temelli Göleti Rekreasyon Alanı

Temelli Göleti Rekreasyon Alanı is a lakeside picnic and recreation area around the Temelli pond, on the Ankara-Eskişehir highway in the far west of Sincan district. Temelli was attached to Sincan in 2008; before that it belonged to Polatlı. The pond lies on both sides of the highway, which crosses it on an embankment built after the water level began to fall in the early 1990s. Around the water there are barbecue areas, open and covered benches, fishing spots and lawns, along with viewing towers that look out over the pond. A park named after Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu borders the water. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality lists the Temelli ponds among the waters frequently visited by people from the capital. Its ANFA teams clean the water surface at regular intervals from April to the end of September, removing algae, duckweed and other waste that cause odours and mosquitoes. The surroundings were also the subject of a 2022 landscape design project for the metropolitan municipality covering 820785 m2. Practical notes: barbecues are allowed in the designated areas. The area has suffered from litter left by picnickers, so take rubbish home. The Temelli settlement next to the pond has shops and services, and Temelli railway halt lies about 1 km to the west.