Mihrabat Nature Park

Mihrabat Nature Park
Mihrabat Tabiat Parkı
Mihrabat Nature Park entrance.
Mihrabat Nature Park Location of Mihrabat Nature Park in Istanbul, Turkey
Location	Mihrabat Cad. 50, Kanlıca, Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Coordinates	41°05′42″N 29°04′12″E / 41.09500°N 29.07000°E / 41.09500; 29.07000Coordinates: 41°05′42″N 29°04′12″E / 41.09500°N 29.07000°E / 41.09500; 29.07000
Area	20.12 ha (49.7 acres)
Established	2011

Mihrabat Nature Park (Turkish: Mihrabat Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park located on the Asian part in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Situated southeast of Kanlıca neighborhood of Beykoz next to the Bosphorus, it covers an area of 20.12 ha (49.7 acres). It was established in 2011.

The nature park offers outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, cycling and picnicing for visitors on daily basis. There are open-air basketball courts and football field. Access to the nature park is at Mihrabat Cad. 50. Admission is charged for visitors and vehicles. An open-air restaurant and a snack bar serve the visitors. Use of the nature park for events like weddings, music concerts and meetings is also permitted.

The nature park is the habitat for diverse species of plant with deciduous trees in the majority. Present deciduous vegetation include common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), oriental plane (Platanus orientalis), silver linden (Tilia argentea), kermes oak (Quercus coccifera), Irish oak (Quercus petraea), Norway maple (Acer platanoides), Balkan maple (Acer trautvetteri), crepe flower (Lagerstroemia indica), Mediterranean hackberry (Celtis australis), cigartree (Catalpa bignonioides), Judas tree Cercis siliquastrum, common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), silver wattle (Acacia dealbata), cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) and southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).