A little Park and playground... Well mostly playground. A hundred meters or less from the harbor…read more Next to several cafés and restaurants. Very peaceful. Great for families who can let the children run wild while the recover with a cup of Turkish coffee.

Park for children, small basketball/soccer court, and a dog park - this place has it all…read more This is a popular neighborhood park. Great for families with small children to visit who live in Cihangir. There are two small playgrounds, a work out station for adults and even a fenced in basketball court that is also used as a small football playing area (I mean soccer :) ). I had a great time visiting it with my friends who have small kids. No tourists here. There is such a nice mix of international folks and locals. A great place to get your neighbors. This is probably not the place you want to visit as a tourist. There are so many larger parks nearby tourist destinations that are amazing! I found that the city municipalities do a great job in having parks scattered throughout urban areas. So popular with local Turkish families!

This hotel is hiding behind an abandoned building at the end of Cihangar. From the outside it…read morelooks like a dump but inside it's beautiful. The rooms are small heck the elevator only holds up to 3 ppl. You have to put ur card key in the reader in order for your electricity to work. Everything is so energy efficient. Beds are comfortable. I would definitely recommend this hotel and the hospitality is great!! The breakfast in the morning is like a feast!!

A great spot to stand by stroll by the sea. No shade but great views of the Europe side of…read moreIstanbul.

We were walking the Moda area of Istanbul and stumbled upon this little urban park…read more It was a perfect bit of green space in the oasis of buildings had a nice meandering path with trees and grass. Not to mention play areas for kids in the like. There also were a few mini basketball courts basically the paint and maybe up to the three point line. There also appear to be tennis courts but it's unclear if they were a separate entity from the park. Aside from that there was very little services and parking appeared to be Manhattan level bad , but other than that the park with also immaculately, clean and well-maintained

This is a beautiful place to walk with a loved one or family, depending on the weather of course…read more It is very nice to feed the swans, turtles, and ducks in the lake (bring bread). Cool lighting at night and amazing restaurants nearby.

View from the promenade is a spectacular 5 stars. Unfortunately the small park is a bit neglected…read moreand lacks seating facing the amazing view. It has an exercise station and playground. Stop by if you are living nearby.

Wonderful park across from Fatih Anit Park, Saraçhane is at the point where Atatürk Boulevard…read moreintersects with Şehzadebaşı Avenue. There's heavy traffic in all directions. To the north is Zeyrek and Vefa, to the south is Aksaray, and to the east is Şehzadebaşı. On the grounds of Saraçhane Park is the Burmalı Mosque (Burmalı Camii), which was built in 1540 by Emin Nureddin Osman (d. 1554), the Ottoman chief judge (kazasker) of Egypt. In the southeast quadrant of Saraçhane, across Şehzadebaşı Avenue, is the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building (İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi). It serves as Istanbul's city hall. Hidden behind City Hall is the former Ankaravi Mehmed Efendi Madrasa (Ankaravi Mehmed Efendi Medresesi). It was built in 1707 by Mehmed Emin Efendi, the Ottoman Şeyhülislam (Shaykh al-Islam) between 1686 and 1687. The Church of St. Polyeuctus ( / Ayios Polieuktos Kilisesi) lies in ruins in the southwest quadrant of Saraçhane, west of Istanbul City Hall. The Church of St. Polyeuctus was built between 524 and 527 during the reign of Emperor Justin I. was commissioned by Anicia Juliana (462-528), the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius. After the church was abandoned in the 11th century, several architectural pieces were taken and used in other buildings in the city, including the Monastery of Christ Pantocrator (now the Zeyrek Mosque). More pieces were taken by Crusaders during the Sack of Constantinople in 1204. The most famous are the Pillars of Acre at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. Across the street to the south is the Amcazade Hüseyin Pasha Complex (Amcazade Hüseyin Paşa Külliyesi). It was built in 1700 by Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha (1644-1702), a Grand Vizier under Sultan Mustafa II. However the main reason to get here is for the best view of the remaining part of The Valens Aqueduct (or Bozdoğan Kemeri, meaning "Aqueduct of the grey falcon"). The Roman aqueduct which provided most of the water to Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman empire, it once flowed all the way to the cistern near the Hagia. It was completed by Roman Emperor Valens in the late fourth century AD and has been restored several times by Ottoman Sultans. In the second century, Roman Emperor Hadrian constructed a smaller aqueduct for the city of Byzantium. The city was rebuilt under Emperor Constantine I, and the aqueduct was greatly expanded to meet the growing city's needs. Be careful of traffic, the best shot is kind of dangerous from the middle of a very busy road. Walk under the viaduct to the interesting neighborhood on the other side. You can meet lots of nice cats in this park.

Known as Sofa Poets Park in English, this portion of the larger Beşiktaş Vişnezade Park was opened…read morein 1998 and features 19th and 20th century poets who have lived in and around the area. Since adding a few names and sculptures the park, surrounded by Restaurants and Shops, those nearby can come here to see poems read and other forms of performance art.