Altınpark
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Geography

Altınpark is in Altındağ district of Ankara, situated on the way connecting Ankara to Ankara airport
Esenboga International Airport
Esenboğa International Airport , is an airport located northeast of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It has been operating since 1955. The name of the airport comes from the village of Esenboğa , which literally means "flying bull"....

. The park area is 64 ha (158.1 acre)

History

Up to 1977, the park area was a golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

. In 1985, it was transformed into a public park by the metropolitan municipality of Ankara.

The park today

The park is now operated by ANFA, a subsidiary of Ankara metropolitan municipality
Metropolitan centers in Turkey
This is a list of Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey. There are 81 provinces in Turkey . Among the 81 provincial centers 16 of them are called metropolitan municipalities . Within city borders of the metropolitan municipalities, there are more than one district governorate. where each...

. 211160 square metre area is reserved for the green area and 9302 square metre is reserved for the flower beds where flowers and seedlings are put up for sale. The artificial pond is 32700 square metre. Among the buildings, Feza Gürsey Science Center
Feza Gürsey Science Center
Feza Gürsey Science Center is a science museum in Ankara, Turkey. It is named after Feza Gürsey , the renowned Turkish mathematician and physicist....

is one of the best known building. Olympic swimming pool, kindergarten and summer schools, musical and lightened water exhibitions, game and entertainment areas, amphitheatres, crashing boats, electrical excursion cars, mini excursion train, and horse carts are among the other activities. There are also kiosks and restaurants within the park.
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