Ayvatbendi is one of nine nature parks inside the Belgrad forest, declared on 11 July 2011, and it takes its name from the Ayvat dam built in 1765 in the reign of Mustafa III, on the Ayvat stream, a branch of the Kâğıthane.
It covers about fifty hectares. From the European side, enter the Belgrad forest at Kemerburgaz and follow the Kemerburgaz-Kurtkemeri route, or enter at Bahçeköy and take the Kemerburgaz road. From the Asian side, take the 34 metrobus from Kadiköy to Zincirlikuyu and continue from there. The capacity is large for a park this size: 12,500 visitors and 750 vehicles.
- Designated
- 11.07.2011
Entry fee
- Marmara group 2 · category 1 · Per person
- 75 ₺
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 09:00 - 20:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across İstanbul as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in January to 24.7 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (99 mm) and lightest in July (22 mm). Long-term means for 1950-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
