Türkmenbaşı Nature Park
Türkmenbaşı Nature Park is a nature park located in Sarıyer district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Situated west of Hacı Osman Bayırı Avenue in the PTT Evleri neighborhood of Büyükdere in the district of Sarıyer, it covers an area of. It was established in 1998 as a place, to dignify the cultural values shared by Turkey and Turkmenistan. It was named "Turkmenbashi", in honor of Saparmurat Niyazov , the leader of Turkmenistan.
The nature park offers outdoor recreation activities such as hiking and picnicing for visitors on daily basis. There is a playground for children.Ecosystem
;Flora
Common plant of the nature park is pine. Other notable trees are oak, hornbeam, oriental plane, Norway spruce, Mediterranean cypress, honeyberry,, medlar,
shinglewood and the shrubs lavender, barberry, glossy abelia, pittosporum, cherry laurel, Chinese photinia, strawberry tree,
Japanese aucuba, fountainplant.
;Fauna
The main fauna of the nature park consists of bird species. Observed bird species are finch, magpie, sparrow, Western jackdaw, woodpecker. Other species are lizard and chipmunk.
