Assalamu'alaikum! Hi, everyone! Leysan here, and welcome to My Istanbul Diary!
In this video I want to talk about another historical urban park in Istanbul.
If you have been with me for a while, then you know
that I have already made a video about Yıldız Park before,
and now I think it's time to introduse Emirgan Park to my viewers.
So, the Emirgan Park located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul,
on the European coast of the Bosphorus,
is actually one of the largest public parks in Istanbul.
In the Byzantine era, the entire area, where today
the park stretches, was covered with cypress trees and known as "Cypress Forest".
The short story about how it started to be called "Emirgan" is the following:
In the 17th century, Ottoman sultan Murad IV (reigned 1623-1640)
presented the estate to Emir Gûne Han,
a Safavid Persian commander, who
surrendered his sieged castle without any resistance,
and followed the sultan back to Istanbul.
The name of the park was changed to "Emirgûne", which in time became "Emirgan".
In 1940s the park grounds were granted to the City of Istanbul,
and today it is owned and administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul.
Many jogging tracks and picnic tables
make the Emirgan Park a very popular recreation area for the local people,
especially during the weekends and holidays.
Three historic pavilions built in the 19th century
in the park's territory and called after their exterior color
as the Yellow Pavilion, the Pink Pavilion and the White Pavilion
were restored in 1980s, and opened to the public as cafeteria and restaurant.
As I always do, I wrote a plog post on My Istanbul Diary blog
about the Emirgan Park, where I give more detailed
information about the three pavilions and what are their functions today,
as well as more extencive historical account of the park,
and lots of colourful photos that are not included in this video.
Make sure to follow the link in the description to see it all.
Besides having a long history, the Emirgan Park
is also closely associated with the tulip.
Throughout the history, tulips have been a symbol of Istanbul.
These flowers have a major role in Turkish arts and culture.
Originally grew wild on the Asian steppes, unlike the
common beliefs, the cultivation of tulips began in the Ottoman Empire,
and there were more than 1,800 tulip species
and each had its special name in Ottoman Turkish.
As a tribute to the past, there is a festival
held during April in Istanbul, called the
Annual International Istanbul Tulip Festival (Istanbul Lale Festivali).
Every April since 2005, the city government of Istanbul
plants millions of colorful tulips in Istanbul's parks, avenues, squares,
traffic roundabouts and basically, everywhere.
Top 3 locations to go see tulips during the festival are
Emirgan and Göztepe Parks, and Sultan Ahmed Square,
where not only millions of tulips are being planted,
but also various cultural activities and performances are being held.
And this is it for today's video.
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