Last updated: May 2025
The Adana Urban Park was created in 2024, replacing an aged sports stadium (Ref. 6). The park, located in a densely populated part of the city, was designed to enable access to a place for socializing and recreation in the city centre (Ref. 1,2,5). Especially families, youth, and the elderly will benefit from the installed amenities - they include a large public coffeehouse of about 850m², diverse playgrounds, walking, running and cycling paths, as well as several gardens hosting orchards, aromatic plants and other local vegetation (Ref. 1,3,4,5). The park has a total area of ca. 4.8 ha and was approved by the Government of Türkiye - Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change (Ref. 3,6). Beyond its social benefits, Adana Urban Park is expected to aid in alleviating the pressure of air pollution in the city (Ref. 4).
Overview of the precently finished park
https://www.kucuksaat.com/adana-millet-bahcesinde-sona-gelindi-37039h.htm
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
Key challenges
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social interaction
Principal problems in Functional Urban Area (FUA)
- Environmental Degradation
- Air pollution
- Health, Well-being and Social cohesion
- Inadequate access to recreational opportunities
Key priorities
Social Justice and community
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Creation of large parks and urban and peri-urban forests, Other
Project objectives
Goal 1: Repurpose the area in which the old stadium stood for the benefit of public health and social interaction (Ref. 6)
Goal 2: Create a ‘section from the nature’ where visitors relax and recreate (Ref. 5)
Goal 3: Introduce multifunctional areas that will allow for socializing and improve air quality, such as a public cafeteria and diverse gardens (Ref. 1,2,)
Goal 4: Provide sports infrastructure to cater to a diverse audience and prompt physical activity. (Ref. 2,4)
Implementation activities
- Demolition of the 83-year-old 5 Ocak Fatih Terim Stadium to start with the implementation of the new Park. (Ref. 1,2)
- Construct a 3,550-meter walking path and a 942.30-meter bicycle path to enhance recreational opportunities for visitors. (Ref. 1,4)
- Plant diverse gardens, such as a Turkish Garden and other thematic gardens featuring aromatic plants, to add cultural and sensory interaction as well as imporve air quality. (Ref. 5)
- Establish an 849-square-meter public coffeehouse, known as the Nation's Cafeteria, to serve as a community gathering space. (Ref. 2)
- Create children's playgrounds and a fountain to provide diverse spaces for leisure and family activities. (Ref. 2,3,4)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- National government
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- The project didn't involve any form of stakeholder participatory activities
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
"[...] started by the Mass Housing Administration of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change" (Ref.1)
"The Adana National Garden Project, the construction of which started with the approval of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [...]" (Ref. 1)
"Eastern Mediterranean Construction Contractor Associations Federation (DAİMFED) [...] gave information about the construction of the National Garden and the current stage" (Ref. 3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Type of enablers
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Expected improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Achieved increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
- Achieved increased number of species present
- Other
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Achieved improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Expected increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Achieved gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Expected increased appreciation for natural spaces
Type of reported impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Potential risks of implementation and trade-offs
Unknown
References
1.
ihlas haber ajansi (2024). Adana’da Millet Bahçesi yapımı sürüyor . Accessed on September 2, 2024, [Source link];
2.
Kücük Saat (2024). Adana Millet Bahçesi’nde sona gelindi"AVM yapılacak deniyordu, o söylemler boşa çıktı" . Accessed on September 2, 2024, [Source link];
3.
Alp Haber (2024). Adana Millet Bahçesi'nde sona gelindi . Accessed on September 2, 2024, [Source link];
4.
TRT Haber (2024). Adana Millet Bahçesi'nde sona gelindi. Accessed on September 2, 2024, [Source link];
5.
On tasarim (n.d.). Adana Urban Park. Accessed on September 2, 2024, [Source link];
6.
EnSonHaber (2021). Adana’ya yapılacak Millet Bahçesi’nin projesi ortaya çıktı. Accessed on September 2, 2024, [Source link];
Site comparision between the former stadium and newly installed park
https://www.ensonhaber.com/gundem/adanaya-yapilacak-millet-bahcesinin-projesi-ortaya-cikti
"The Nations Cafeteria"
https://www.alphaber.com.tr/adana-millet-bahcesi-nde-sona-gelindi/328213/
Some of the installed amenities
https://www.alphaber.com.tr/adana-millet-bahcesi-nde-sona-gelindi/328213/
Information about this nature-based solution was collected as part of the Naturescapes project funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No 101084341.