Şahinler was protected on 17 July 2009 as ground suited to open-air recreation — its natural plant cover, its wildlife and the unity of its landscape were the grounds given. In December 2022 its boundary was changed to manage visitors better: the park grew from 33.58 hectares to 142.67, keeping its southern edge and taking in forest and forest clearings to the north, north-east and north-west.
There is no private property and no pasture land inside it; most of it is state forest, 134.10 hectares, and the rest treasury land. It is on the Ankara-Bolu road at Şahinler, in the Kızılcahamam district, with capacity for 186 visitors and 30 vehicles.
- Designated
- 17.07.2009
Entry fee
- Marmara group 3 · category 2 · Per person
- 50 ₺
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 22:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Ankara as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 0.4 °C in January to 23.6 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in May (52 mm) and lightest in August (13 mm). Long-term means for 1927-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
