No photo yetMaçka Democracy Park (İBB Maçka Demokrasi Parkı)
A large central park in the Dolmabahçe Valley with lawns, ponds, walking and jogging paths, fitness areas and a cable car running overhead.

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Trails · Sarıyer
Istanbul's largest forest at roughly 5,300 hectares in the north, with marked hiking and cycling trails, picnic areas and Ottoman-era dams and aqueducts.
The best escape from the city for a long, cool forest walk where dogs can stretch their legs on leash.
Leashed dogs are permitted on the forest trails and around the recreation areas; details from the official Istanbul city page. Hours were not published in the material reviewed.
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