Ataturk Arboretum

Calm and silent. You can listen birds for hours. If you come a bit early like 10 am, it is amazing to enjoy the view of trees with nobody around. I loved being here. I truly recommend. Give a break to this burdening city life.

Good place to visit for nature lovers. There are park benchs. Also you can see some animals like fish tortoise. Place is quiet and peaceful. You cannot bring any food with you inside. Prices are quiet cheap

This is a museum, please act accordingly. There are many different kind of trees with little explanation cards. One little lake for have a little walk and take some pictures. Some wildlife.

Area is huge but many will not visit much of it. On weekdays it is 17tl, and 42tl on weekends. You can have your machine and get many pictures. If you plan to make a professional shoot (wedding, ir costumes, etc) it will cost about 1000tl

I really enjoyed this place. A lot of different kind of plants, trees, flowers. You can feel there like exploring the wild forest.
Enter fee is 20 lira per adult person on weekends.
Please keep in mind that it is not allowed to take food on territory of park.

You can spend half a day walking around. It is quite tranquilizing there.

Calm and beautiful place for walking and taking pictures, there are many awesome views so don’t forget your camera! Only bringing water is allowed and you can’t find any cafe inside, i don’t know the reason, so we couldn’t stay too much :(

Amazing place for nature lovers and a getaway from city's noise and pollution. Walkways, small lakes, educational activities for kids about trees. A place for families, couples, friends to relax, play and enjoy nature; forestry students to implement their studies and a perfect place for wedding photoshoot. In fact, there were 3 couples taking photos when I visited. Highly recommended when in Istanbul. You can reach it by taxi or by public transportation. The place has it's own masjid as well.

Such a scenic place any time of year, but especially magical during fall season. The colors of trees and foliage are breath taking varying from shades of yallow, reds and greens, as this park is made of trees resembling all the trees of Turkey with a couple two small lakes that are ether man made or shaped for a relaxing and a serene experience, avoid weekends and bank holiday.
Food and beverages are not allowed here and there is a fee for entering.

a place you really have to visit when you come to İstanbul, thank you very much to the man who sold the tickets he was very kind and very friendly, when he found out I was a foreigner there he called me and gave me mineral water and also hot tea

Beautiful park, one of the must visit places in Istanbul especially in Fall season. Now in the beginning of October mostly it is still green, but some trees started to have yellow/red/etc colours, perhaps to the end of October it will be all colourful.

Entrance fee in weekends: 20 TL
Entrance fee in weekdays: 7.5 TL

For students - weekends: 7.5 TL & weekdays 2.5 TL.

I love that place a lot, you will enjoy inside it , many places and different view form every side, best time to go after 12 so you can cover it all till noon time ,( food and drinks not allowed inside ) , there is park for cars near from the place.

Amazing park ! Highly recommended but make sure you ll arrive before 12:00 because it's super huge and you need more than 4 or 5 hours to explore a lot of it.

A very calming experience to walk around

Amazing Park, enjoying natural attraction, must visit for sightseeing. You will be taking a lot photos and videos.
Note: a bit tiring hill walk for some people, but must experience it , no harm.

An incredible park right outside Istanbul. It's like a botanical garden, but with trees. The place is wonderful, looks like a forest from a fairy tale. Perfect for family or couples. It offers a pleasant and quiet atmosphere, far from the city's noise. Easily approachable by bus and metro. If you wish to relax and zone out a bit one day, this place is perfect.

First thing first; the best piece of garden i ever saw.. very tidy, inspiring and peaceful.
There are 3 routes you can follow; you should ask for a free paper guide for this. Arboretum is dedicated to oak trees; but there are many more tree types as well. In spring time of the year; you'll shot by magnolia trees and lavendulas..
The sad thing is; parking space is too limited (it is free tough); and there are no cafes or kiosk for food and beverages.. so, bring your water or die thirsty..

its a very nice place and so quite, and the views are adorble, I recommend you to visit this place, and its better to eat something before going there and take water, food and grocery aren't availlabe there.

Wonderful place. Enter fee for students is 2.5 lira on weekdays and 7.5 on weekends.

I’m a tourist
Beautiful nature,it has a lot of plants,if you like greens,flowers and quite places, you should come to see
The ticket is 7.5 local currency

Its really worth to see it. Especialy if you like plants and Green natüre. There is a bus line going there but very rear.