Once the outer garden of Topkapı Palace and now the oldest public park in the city: 9.7 ha of towering plane trees, where gray herons nest, sloping towards the tip of the peninsula. In spring and summer more than 80,000 roses bloom here, and thousands of tulips fill the beds in spring.
- Address
- Cankurtaran Mahallesi, Fatih
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 45 min
- Price level
- ₺
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look for the Column of the Goths, a Roman victory column, and the Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam inside the park.
- Use it as a shady break between Topkapı Palace and the Archaeological Museums, both right next to the park.
- Come in April for the tulips.