[1] Kirazlıbent Nature Park is situated inside the Belgrad Forest in Eyüp.

The protected area is named after the dam Kirazlıbent, which was built by the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (reigned 1808–1839) at the Kirazlı Creek in 1818.

[1][2] The nature park offers outdoor recreation activities such as hiking, cycling and picnicing for visitors on daily basis.

[1] The plants found in the forest area of the nature park are sessile oak (Quercus petraea), Kasnak oak (Quercus vulcanica), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), black pine (Pinus nigra), oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), common ivy (Hedera helix), (Smilax excelsa), butcher's-broom (Ruscus aculeatus) and tree heath (Erica arborea).

[1] Animals observed in the nature park are the mammals red deer, red fox, wild boar, golden jackal, porcupine, squirrel, the reptile tortoise and the bird species goldfinch, passer and magpie.