The Falih Rıfkı Atay Nature Park lies in the Sarıyer district of İstanbul. Established in 2011, it is one of nine nature parks within the Belgrade Forest, and is named after the journalist, writer and politician Falih Rıfkı Atay. The park offers walking, cycling and picnicking.

The forest around it carries a history in its name. Serbs taken prisoner by Sultan Süleyman I at the siege of Belgrade in 1521 were brought to İstanbul and settled in a village lying within the boundaries of the park.

Designated
11.07.2011Checked: September 13, 2026

Entry fee

Marmara group 2 · category 1 · Per person
75 ₺Checked: September 13, 2026

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).Checked: September 22, 2026