Awesome park in the middle of a busy neighborhood. Immaculately groomed hedges and a lot of pretty…read moreflowers. Lots of benches to sit and relax. A nice kids play area and even an exercise area for adults.

We visited this lovely garden in early September. Very nice and well kept. Nice retreat from the…read morebusy street.

So on day one in Istambul we trekked through the Asain side in what would the first of 2 yes to…read morenearly 40,000 step days and cam across this lovely little oasis of a park along the shores in the Kadıköy district. Nice greenery, seriously short basketball courts,, sculptures, tennis courts and some pretty nice street art as well. We grabbed a water and took a breather on one of the many benches scattered about.

Nice park on the seaside. Great views and plenty of shade trees. Quite a few cats and a couple of…read moredogs. Snack shop and restaurant if you want a bite to eat.

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We came here a lot this summer for drinking on the grass with colleagues/friends. I want to like it…read moresince it features the awesome botellón culture (borrowed from Spain). People are having fun on blankets and chairs, drinking, eating, laughing, etc. It's not so friendly that you meet new people though, and I always find it just a tad too dirty to be fun. I'm not opposed to peeing in a bush or two but with so many people choosing the same four or five places to do it, the smell gets bad. There's also apparently some kind of sewer drain because it actually smells like shit around midnight, without fail. It's quite disgusting actually. For that reason, I would prefer Moda Park (for a late-night drinking spot) any day. There are also huge muddy puddles everywhere (who knows what liquid that is, actually), that I have stepped in more than once, unfortunately. Never again! The toilets close at 11 and there's no public transport (dolmus or taxi is available 24hrs but I'm a bus/metro kinda girl) after 12. That also kinda kills the vibe, in my opinion. Overall though if you want to experience drinking culture among local Turks this is the spot to be in. Not as glamorous after the first three or four times though.