Yıldız Park

Starting during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultans made it their hunting grounds.

The 25-acre (0.10 km2) of the palace's external garden were surrounded by high walls and detached from a grove during the reign of Abdulhamid II in the 19th century.

A small artificial lake, pavilions, summer houses and a porcelain factory were established in this section.

The vegetation of the park includes magnolia, bay leaves, Judas trees, silver limes and horse-chestnuts.

Furthermore, the park shelters oak, cypress, pine, yew, cedar and ash trees.

Painting of Çırağan Palace with the hilly slopes of Yıldız Park, seen from the Bosphorus (1840)
Inside Yıldız Park with the way to the porcelain manufactury