A Transformation from an International Airport to a Beach Park

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For a long time, Ataturk Airport has been serving as a gate to the magical city of Istanbul. However, for a long time now, Ataturk Airport has been almost entirely abandoned. especially since the opening of Istanbul International Airport. Therefore, the government decided it’s time for Ataturk Airport to serve the magical city in another way. After the opening of the new Istanbul airport, one of the largest airports in the world, the city of Istanbul has also unveiled a plan to improve the services provided to visitors and residents at the new airport. by transforming the old airport into a sizable public park called "Peo." The Turkish government is constantly working to improve the services offered to its citizens and visitors.

 

Turkish Green Lung
 

Murat Korum, the environment minister, made the following statement about the park being built at the site of the Ataturk Airport. He mentioned, “We have transported all the equipment from Ataturk Airport to Istanbul Airport, which is the largest airport in the world." We will create a sizable, comprehensive park with an area of 14 million square meters of green space. We will continue to strive to make this park a large green lung for the entire city of Istanbul, and it will be a tourism park with beautiful views of the Marmara Sea in addition to walking pathways, cycling and family spaces, cafés, and different public services”. His inspiring words and novel aim have inspired all Turkish citizens as well as all Turkey lovers and visitors to visit the new park once it opens to the public.

Moreover, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, also declared that the airport would be converted into a public park that would be roughly three times the size of Central Park in New York City. In his announcement, the president stressed that: We started with a project to create at least one large park in each of our 81 states, and it will not depend on state centers; it will include provinces, cities, and towns. We have implemented some of the steps of this project, and others are under implementation.

Well, if you are excited, we must say that we are too. As the initial phase has already started
 

Closing the tender for the demolition of airport facilities and buildings marked the start of the first phase that has been planned since the beginning of the year 2022. The tender, which opened for submission on September 27, 2022 has a value of one million and 950 thousand TL, including VAT, in addition to the planned eco-entertainment park and museums of science, technology, and Turkish history.



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