Karaalioğlu Park () is a large park in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

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. It is just south of Kaleiçi in the city center, easily reached on foot or by tram. The mayor's office, Municipal city theater, and an ancient fortress called

Hıdırlık Tower __NOTOC__ Hıdırlık Tower () is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioğlu Park. History It is believed that the ruling Roman Empire built it in the second century CE on a square plan. In the same ce ...

overlooking the Roman harbor, view of the cliffs and the broad blue expanse of the

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are major attractions of the park. Urban History museum is planning to the park as of mid 2000s. There are the following monuments and statues in the park: the

Nâzım Hikmet Mehmed Nâzım Ran (17 January 1902 – 3 June 1963), Note: 403 Forbidden error received 10 October 2022. commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet (), was a Turkish people, Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. ...

monument at which was created in 2010 on the 47th anniversary of the poet's death, the statue of Don Quixote at , the Worker and Son monument at , the Hand sculpture at and the Frog sculptures at .

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