Avcıkoru Nature Park
nature park in Istanbul Province, Turkey
Avcıkoru Nature Park (Turkish: Avcıkoru Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park located in Şile district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Avcıkoru Nature Park is situated north of Ömerli Dam on the highway D.020. The area was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2011. It covers an area of about 648.72 ha (1,603.0 acres). The protected area is named after the village close to it. In the northwest of the nature park, there is an artificial pond formed by flooding of a mine pit.
Avcıkoru Nature Park offers outdoor recreational activities on daily basis such as hiking and picnicing. It features an outdoor cafeteria and cottages for lodging.
Ecosystem
Flora
The vegetation of the nature park are mostly wide-leaved trees. Some plants are pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), oriental beech (Fagus orientalis) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q30623318. Authority coordinates are 41.101, 29.401. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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