Esertepe Park (literally ''Esertepe Park'') is a public park in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Geography

The park is at the northern part of

. Its altitude changes between and , which makes it one of the highest points in Ankara. It is surrounded by high density residential buildings of Etlik.

History

During the early years of the

, the site was used as an open air range by the Turkish Military. As the growth of the city of

step by step site surrounded by the high density residential buildings. In 1970, Turkish Military stop using site as an open air range due to the safety precautions and left area unused. In 2013, Municipality of Ankara took the site and established Esertepe Park and opened to the public on 19 May 2015, the National Youth Day.

References

Parks in Ankara Urban public parks 1943 establishments in Turkey {{Ankara-geo-stub