Machka Democracy Park

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Olga B

Level 12 Local Expert

Amazing green area with loads of cats

Mehmet A.

Level 13 Local Expert

Perfect

Kemal Türkgeldi

Level 14 Local Expert

Maçka Democracy Park, which has been used as a park since 1993 in Şişli district, has been meeting the intensive green space needs of the people of Istanbul for many years. There are two sports equipment parks, two children's playgrounds, two coffee shops and restaurants, an artificial island and a total of nine artificial pools in Maçka Democracy Park. It is one of the places frequented by amateur and professional photographers, especially at sunset and during snowy weather.

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Serge Paschanin

Level 10 Local Expert

Nice, peaceful, green place. Coming here with your family and relaxing is a great plan. Of course, you can't fry a barbecue, but you can drink beer and have fun on the grass. At the same time, for example, a child can run and play on the playground. Again, there is a toilet. Generally a good place to relax and socialize.

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Александра К.

Level 24 Local Expert

We walked around the city, Beyoglu district, and we can say, by chance, stumbled upon this park, decided to go to the observation deck. As such, it is not there, but you can go down on the funicular from above and look at the city. We didn't do that. We sat in the cafe upstairs. In the park, some paths are new, some are straight old, you can say, directions for walking will go. There is a fountain, even a cascade of fountains. At the bottom, you can take a picture against the background of the name of the park, made in an unusual way, you need to find an angle so that the word develops. Minus for the toilet, which is located at the bottom (the cost is 3 TL according to the Istanbul map, clean, good), and it is completely inconvenient to go back and forth from above.

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Ольга Кравец

Level 30 Local Expert

Beautiful park in Istanbul. From one side to the other side of the park you can take a funicular. You can pay with an Istanbul transport card. In March 2026, the fare is 42 Turkish lira.

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Ксения

Level 7 Local Expert

On weekends, the park is very busy, everyone is relaxing: with children, friends, relatives. The atmosphere is high! There is a playground, a toilet, a playground for dogs, a fountain

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Ekaterina Haci

Level 11 Local Expert

My daughter and I love a place in the city center! It's green there at any time of the year! There is a fountain and benches with tables for cultural recreation. You can have picnics on the grass! There are playgrounds and toilets. There is also a kiosk with tea/toast And so on. At any time of the year, people walk there with dogs, you can see absolutely any breed and contact many. It's a good place for animal lovers. A lot of security and very safe! I recommend it!

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Kate G.

Level 20 Local Expert

The park is not bad, lots of greenery...but there is no navigation in the park, and of course these are not our Sochi parks, where everything is well maintained and beautiful.

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Şenol Müsellim

Level 9 Local Expert

The park is very nice, everyone is on their own, whether you walk or sit down, there are municipality buffets in the park, there is security at the door, except for a group listening to loud music, another group who spoiled when they had too much alcohol, it was fine,

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Валентина Д.

Level 8 Local Expert

It's an average park, well maintained, but everything somehow looks old. You can walk to it from Taksim Square, 10 minutes and you are there. There is no pedestrian crossing where we entered the park, but even a pedestrian crossing does not make it possible to cross safely. You can also get here by cable car. Payment with an Istanbul card. It's worth going and taking a ride on the cable car. But not for long, the cable car is small.

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Rıdvan Aslan

Level 8 Local Expert

A huge Park where there are many beautiful areas including a cable car at the junction of a very beautiful green and the sea. The ideal place for couples,sports and hiking

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VIKTORIA S.

Level 7 Local Expert

I love this park. It's green and beautiful. I recommend everyone to visit there, you can take a mat and exercise or just lie around.

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Елизавета Галькевич

Level 14 Local Expert

A nice large landscaped park with a fountain, playgrounds, there is a funicular, you can move to the other side, which is very convenient

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Андрей Яськов

Level 14 Local Expert

There are sports and children's playgrounds, benches. There is also a toilet, just like everywhere else on the Istanbul card. A cable car runs over the park.

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Equipment Defender

Level 9 Local Expert

A very cozy and beautiful park. There are picnic areas and lots of seals

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Юлия

Level 4 Local Expert

A large, beautiful park. It's a good playground for kids. The playground with exercise equipment is great

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Олег Желнов

Level 14 Local Expert

It's a cool place, at the very beginning there is a park with cats. We came to sit on the grass and eat outdoors in the evening bliss, we really liked the small details on the site.

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Олег

Level 12 Local Expert

The park is unkempt and deserted. There are a lot of abandoned objects. Perhaps it's more interesting in summer, but I don't recommend visiting in winter.

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Егор Фаустов

Level 14 Local Expert

It's a beautiful, fairly large park, feels more like a local park. There were a lot of people with dogs here this morning, but of course cats go everywhere.

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сергей синицын

Level 18 Local Expert

It's a good park, we walk every day, it's a dog park, not a cat park like the others, and it's hard to find a bench on weekends.

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Григорий С.

Level 3 Local Expert

It's a cool park, and there are plenty of dog playgrounds for kids to train in

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имя фамилия

Level 10 Local Expert

A great park for a picnic or a walk with the dog. It is very clean, there is a toilet, a stall with snacks and drinks, a playground, a dog playground, several cafes on the edges of the park! Overall, the area is very pleasant.

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Ваше сиятельство Алексей

Level 7 Local Expert

An excellent park, a funicular runs over the park, the park itself is located in a large equipped ravine, there is a good playground, there is an excellent paid toilet that can be paid with a travel card for 3 lira, in my opinion steam is more for permanent residents, not tourists. On the playground, you can simultaneously find waste products of domestic animals))) Turks are very fond of cats and dogs, so they are full-fledged members of society and this is great)!

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Евгения Куликова

Level 16 Local Expert

It's a cool park, I advise you to take a ride from one side to the other by cable car, it costs 26 lira, you can pay with an Istanbul Card. Located in the middle of the park

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Екатерина Бачинина

Level 21 Local Expert

The park is great, lots of greenery, paths and benches There is a cafe at the top of the hill where you can drink tea/coffee and other drinks

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Сергей Филипенко

Level 16 Local Expert

an interesting park with a gorgeous. location and terrain

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Оксана И.

Level 4 Local Expert

A dirty park. I 'm surprised 😦 there 's garbage all around , it was in July 2026

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Наталья Лихачева

Level 30 Local Expert

Cat lovers come all to the park to feed the cats! We came here in search of happy and most cats, what was our surprise when we met several emaciated animals that literally pounced on the food! And so the place itself is pleasant , we are not talking about silence now , there is a road and a construction site nearby

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Recep Orhan Bakırcı

Level 8 Local Expert

The only breathing place of the Besiktas-Sisli region. I hope he won't be touched. The municipality is also more sensitive in maintenance and cleaning services. The only negative is the excessive and unbecoming state of some fans before the match.

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Айдар Галимов

Level 10 Local Expert

The route to the hotel lay through the park. But its location in a ravine forced us to abandon an exciting marathon down the stairs and up with suitcases. Therefore, we used the cable car, for only 15 liras. It looks great from a height)

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Виктор Майсеенко

Level 7 Local Expert

I was here at the In Flames concert, it's a nice spacious venue.

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yunus

Level 6 Local Expert

I think it has become a luxury situation to have places that can get such fresh air in the heart of Istanbul, and this place meets this luxurious situation, it is an amazing place for family and Jul

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Азамат Тулаев

Level 14 Local Expert

Great park, beautiful. A good place to relax.

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Ahmet S.

Level 4 Local Expert

There is a heavy smell inside, it is not like a park, it is used more like the toilet of those who consume alcohol and animals, it is not possible to go for a walk

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Наташа Ивановна

Level 12 Local Expert

A spacious park, there is a place to sit. But, there is a large construction site nearby

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Жанара М

Level 6 Local Expert

Nice park with playgrounds.

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Tekin Esen

Level 15 Local Expert

The wonderful nir park in the center of Istanbul. A place where people can rest . The cable car that goes over it is also worth trying.

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Шамиль Макашарипов

Level 8 Local Expert

Nice park and air, I advise you to spend time there

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Ahmet Turan

Level 6 Local Expert

Maçka park is a quiet beautiful place where you will escape the noise of the city, of course, don't forget the Besiktas matches, match days, this is impossible, I've recently opened nice cafes, I can't get into it on the edge because I've always passed by car, there's a parking problem, it'll relax you after work or during lunch break

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Савва Шипицын

Level 3 Local Expert

a normal park , there is a cable car

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Ольга Брызгалова

Level 17 Local Expert

A quiet, peaceful place

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Сергей Терещенко

Level 14 Local Expert

There is a funicular at the top. The park is small

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Cem Berker

Level 6 Local Expert

In a park like this, the toilet should be open until late. Beltur cafe should serve in a larger area and with tables

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Елена Мясникова

Level 5 Local Expert

It's a great place. For both children and adults!

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Светлана Пономарева

Level 6 Local Expert

It is still in the reconstruction phase.

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Murat Garzan

Level 5 Local Expert

There is no old taste

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Sude lal Mertcan

Level 3 Local Expert

a great park for everyone to enjoy from 7 to 70❤️

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Traveller

Level 10 Local Expert

It's nice, but for older people, toilets are a problem in IBB parks in general. If there is no card, there is no toilet. If he's a stranger, if he's old or doesn't have a card, there's a problem!

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Владимир Смолич

Level 6 Local Expert

It's a very cozy and beautiful place.

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Machka Democracy Park

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