The Dede terebinth in the Menemen district of İzmir is among the oldest individually protected trees in the country: the Directorate General of Nature Conservation and National Parks estimates it at 800 years. It is not tall — 9.5 metres — but it is enormous around, with a girth of 8.56 metres and a trunk some 2.72 metres across.
The directorate also records that the branches in the crown have begun to die back, which is worth knowing before you go: this is an old tree in decline, not a specimen in its prime. It was declared a natural monument in 2003, the protected plot is a tenth of a hectare, and the stated capacity is 24 visitors and eight vehicles.
- Designated
- 6.05.2003
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 07:00 - 21:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across İzmir as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 8.9 °C in January to 28 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (146 mm) and lightest in July (4 mm). Long-term means for 1938-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
