The Directorate of Parks and Gardens is the unit responsible for the maintenance and protection of green areas specified in the zoning plans of the Metropolitan Municipality Law No. 5216 and the Municipal Law No. 5393 as well as parks, children's parks, sports fields, pedestrian areas, afforestation areas and other existing fields.
• The Directorate serves to reach the standard levels of the amount of green space per capita within the district boundaries.
• It builds and names new parks by landscaping green areas suitable for zoning and property in accordance with the needs of the people of the district.
• It carries out afforestation and greening works on streets, avenues, squares and refuges.
• It carries out maintenance, repair and improvement works of parks, children's playgrounds, children's playgroup areas, sports equipment, walking paths, sports fields and green areas.
• It cleans the parks.
• It prunes all trees in the region so that they grow healthier and take a form that will not disturb citizens in areas such as pedestrian paths or apartment fronts.
• It regularly performs irrigation, fertilization, spraying and hoeing activities for green areas, trees and ornamental plants.
• It prepares daily, weekly, monthly and 5-year work plans and implements them.
• It investigates any case of unauthorized cutting, moving or damaging trees that are not counted in forest areas but in public spaces by both citizens and other institutions and organizations; initiates legal proceedings and imposes necessary penalty fines.It investigates any case of unauthorized cutting, moving or damaging trees that are not counted in forest areas but in public spaces by both citizens and other institutions and organizations; initiates legal proceedings and imposes necessary penalty fines.
• In case of damage to any landscape equipment in parks (lighting equipment, children's play elements, arbors, pergolas, park benches, garbage bin, information board, etc.), it initiates legal proceedings and imposes necessary penalty fines.
• It takes measures to ensure occupational safety and health at workplaces.
• It produces or has materials produced for parks, gardens, refuges, etc. for the purpose of decoration with flowers.
• It performs maintenance, pruning, cutting, spraying or watering services to meet the demands of citizens.
• It identifies the trees that are required to be registered as a monumental tree or a tree to be protected by the Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board.
• It fulfills all kinds of tasks that will be assigned by supervisors in accordance with the law, bylaws, regulations, general orders and other legislation in a timely and complete manner.
• It coordinates and works with the relevant public institutions and organizations on the necessary issues.
• It assists schools, mosques and other public organizations in landscaping, as well as maintenance of existing parks and green areas and repair of lighting and irrigation systems during the year.



Where is the Directorate?
Address: Taşoluk Neighborhood, Kazim Karabekir Street, No: 88 Arnavutköy/Istanbul
Phone Number: 444 4 597

Where is the Tree Nursery?
Address: İmrahor Neighborhood, Ulubatlı Hasan Street, No: 66 Arnavutköy/Istanbul
Phone Number: 444 4 597