Fatih Will Have a Historical and Green Area with the Land Walls Public Garden Project

Fatih and Istanbul will have a historical and green area with many social facilities with the Land Walls Public Garden, which will be realized by Fatih Municipality in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and TOKİ (Housing Development Administration of Turkey).

With the public garden established to feature the historical and cultural identity of Fatih Land Walls and its surroundings, which are on the list of world cultural heritage, it is planned to meet Fatih's needs for social facilities and parks and to turn it into a center of attention with recreational areas. In the Public Garden the construction documents have also been approved, there will be a children's village and children's playgrounds, a women's handicraft market, sports activity and picnic areas, a children's library, as well as medicinal and aromatic plant gardens. Moreover, in the project that will include 3.5 kilometers of bicycle road and 4 kilometers of pedestrian road, trees will be planted at a certain interval and the visibility of the Land Walls will be highlighted.

WE HAVE EVALUATED THE PROJECT WITH OUR MINISTER Mr. KURUM

Mayor of Fatih, M. Ergün Turan made a presentation about the project to Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, who visited Fatih to make examinations, and his team. Minister Mr. Kurum said that all necessary support will be provided as the Ministry for the rapid implementation of the project.

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Our Land Walls Public Garden Project and Expropriation of the Bottom of the Walls have been qualified to be included in the list of "exemplary projects" by Urban Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform, that shares examples of good practices around the world.