The İzmir city forest covers 1,226 hectares and lies four kilometres from the district centre.
Calabrian pine is the common tree. Barberry, green olive tree, juniper, plane, bay, heather, spruce, blue cypress, myrtle, Turkey oak, creeping juniper and oleander also grow here.
Among the animals living in the forest are vulture, sparrowhawk, rock partridge, falcon, boar, eagle, chukar, marten, squirrel, hare and fox.
For visitors there is a viewing tower, viewing terraces, toilets, children's playgrounds, a cycle path, a walking path and sports grounds.
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).
