Arboretum Island

Arboretum Island (Turkish: Arboretum Adası), aka Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Garden (Turkish: Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi), is an arboretum located in Ümraniye district Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Arboretum Island
Location	Ümraniye, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Coordinates	40°59′48″N 29°07′05″E
Area	32 ha (79 acres)
Created	2002
Operated by	TEMA Foundation

Opened in 2002 to the public, it was named in honor of Nezhat Gökyiğit, spouse of Turkish businessman Nihat Gökyiğit. It contains about 50,000 plants in an area covering 32 ha (79 acres).^[1]

References

1. "Arboretum Adası" (in Turkish). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-21.