Nature & Adventure in Ankara: Top Places

Polatlı is a municipality and district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 3,618 km2, and its population is 128,378. It is 80 km west of the Turkish capital Ankara, on the road to Eskişehir.

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Kurtuluş Park, located in Ankara's Çankaya district, is one of the first green spaces of the Republican era, officially opening in 1980. Covering a total area of 86,200 square meters, the park features 49,000 square meters of lawn and a 2,000 square meter pool area. The park offers various amenities such as walking and running tracks, children's playgrounds, picnic areas, and sports fields. Additionally, Turkey's first artificial ice rink, Atatürk Ice Skating and Sports Facilities, opened within the park in 1981.

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Kuğulu Park is a 1 ha public park in a part of town in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey. The park is known for its swans, but also has ducks and geese. Its pond was renovated in 2012.

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Portakal Çiçeği Park is a park located in Ankara's Çankaya district. It takes its name from the Portakal Çiçeği Valley where it is established and the Portakal Çiçeği Tower within this valley. It consists of 000 square meters of landscape area, 100 square meters of pool, and 100 square meters of sports field.

Vedat Dalokay Park is a large urban park located in the Yenimahalle district of Ankara. Opened in 1995, the park covers an area of 40,853 square meters and features various amenities such as a concert area, travertine formations, and pools. The park is notable for its expansive green lawns and pools. It is accessible by bus and metro.

Ali Dinçer Park is a large culture and recreation park spanning 71,227 square meters in Ankara's Yenimahalle district. The park opened on September 29, 2007, and is named after Ali Dinçer, a former Mayor of Ankara who passed away in April 2007. It offers various sports and leisure facilities, including walking paths, children's playgrounds, football, basketball, and volleyball courts, bicycle paths, and skateboarding areas. The park is within walking distance of Batıkent metro stop (341 m) and Batıkent Meydan AVM (444 m).

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Botanik Parkı, located in Ankara's Çankaya district between Çankaya Avenue and Cinnah Avenue, was established in 1970. Covering an area of approximately 65,000 square meters, this park features a pond, a children's playground, and a flower greenhouse. The park is notable for its proximity to Atakule and is within walking distance of Portakal Çiçeği Vadisi.

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Gençlik Park is one of Ankara's historical parks. The park, located in the Ulus district of Altındağ, was established on a 28-hectare plot of land that was covered with swamps in the early years of the Republic. A football field named "Ay-Yıldız" was located on a part of the land where it was decided to build the park.

Altınpark is one of Ankara's largest recreation areas, located in the Aydınlıkevler neighborhood of the Altındağ district of Ankara, on an area of 640 thousand m², with 85% consisting of green areas and pond arrangements, and 15% consisting of buildings and squares. The current Altınpark emerged with the implementation of the project that won first place in the competition opened in 1985, on this area which was used as a golf club until 1977. The foundation of the park was laid on October 19, 1986, with the participation of the President of the period, Turgut Özal, and the Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Mehmet Altınsoy.

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Wonderland, located in the Fatih district of Sincan, Ankara province, is one of Europe's large parks with an area of 1 million 300 thousand m². The park, with an area of 1,320,000 square meters, was opened on October 5, 2004. Built by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Department of Environmental Protection and Control, the park features astroturf pitches, basketball courts, tennis courts, mini golf courses, a go-kart area, a skateboard track, and the Nejat Uygur Amphitheater with a seating capacity of 5000 people.

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