Gezi Park, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Türkiye

A photograph of Gezi Park — Photograph · Tarikkaanmuslu · CC BY-SA 4.0

Open today, 00:00 – 23:59

Today: Open today, 00:00 – 23:59
Visit duration: 25 min Editorial visit time estimate
Accessibility: Step-free
Price: Not recorded
Standing: High
Rank: Rank 374 of 8,221

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Plan your visit.

Opening hours

Monday	00:00 – 23:59
Tuesday	00:00 – 23:59
Wednesday	00:00 – 23:59
Thursday	00:00 – 23:59
Friday	00:00 – 23:59
Saturday	00:00 – 23:59
Sunday	00:00 – 23:59

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Admission

Not recorded

Access and facilities

Accessible toilets · Available
Pushchair access · Available
Step-free access · Available
Toilets · Available

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About Gezi Park

Gezi Park is a terraced park of four hectares — 9.88 acres — occupying the ground immediately north of Taksim Square in Beyoğlu. It is small, it is built into a slope, and it contains no attraction: steps, planting, benches and trees are the whole of it. Its significance is entirely historical and political. The site held the Halil Pasha Artillery Barracks, built in 1806, whose drill ground was converted into Taksim Stadium in 1921.

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What's inside

Physically: terraces, steps, mature trees and benches, with no building, monument or enclosure to visit. The northern section of the ground was formerly the Pangaltı Armenian Cemetery, in use from 1560 to 1939; sixteen tombstones from it were found during excavations in 2013. Those 2013 excavations are why the park is known worldwide. A plan to replace it with a shopping mall and possible residence — a reconstruction of the demolished barracks — triggered protests that began on 28 May 2013.

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How long to spend

Twenty-five minutes. That is enough to climb the steps from the square, walk the terraces end to end, sit for a few minutes on one of the upper benches looking back down at Taksim, and leave. There is no exhibit, no interior and no circuit longer than a few hundred metres. Most people who come here deliberately are coming for what happened rather than what stands, and the standing part does not take long to read.

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Season and crowds

The public park is accessible 24 hours daily, subject to temporary security closures, maintenance and public events. Dated event, worship, restoration, weather or security notices from the responsible operator take priority over the ordinary schedule. Arrive with enough time to complete the public route before the final admission period.

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Tickets

Entry is free. The base admission does not include independently priced tours, events, transport or restricted sections unless the operator explicitly lists them.

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Getting there

M2 Taksim and F1 funicular emerge beside the park's southern edge; buses stop around Cumhuriyet Caddesi. Use the named stop and entrance because steep streets, controlled compounds and separate exits can change the practical route. Allow extra time for the final walk and security where applicable.

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What to watch out for

Level paved routes and ramps connect Taksim Square with the park's main terrace; benches and nearby public facilities are available. Historic surfaces, crowds and security remain relevant.

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Photography

The park does not photograph well and there is no point pretending otherwise: it is trees, steps and benches, with no landmark inside its boundary to build a picture around. Anyone hunting a photograph should turn round. The view is outward and downward. From the upper terraces the whole of Taksim Square lies below with the crowd moving across it, and that is the frame worth taking — a raised, slightly detached vantage on one of the busiest public spaces in the country.

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