
- NAME Nezahat Gökyigit Botanik Bahçesi
- ADDRESS Tekfen Sitesi, Kültür Mahallesi, Aydinlik Sokak, No: 7, A Blok, Etiler, Besiktas, 34340, Istanbul, Turkey
- WEBSITE HTTP://NGBB.ORG.TR/
- EMAIL INFO@NGBB.ORG.TR
- PHONE +90 216 456 44 37
- OPENING HOURS 09:30—Half an hour before sunset
- OWNERSHIP Private Mixed
- DIRECTOR Prof. Dr. Adil Güner
- FACILITIES
• Herbarium
• Arboretum
• Computer Plant Record System
• Disabled access
• Others: Library, education building, guesthouse, small mosque, propagation greenhouses, picnic area
- AREA (IN SQM) 320 000
- NUMBER OF SPECIES 2000
- COLLECTIONS Geophytes, Useful (medicinal, dye, edible) plants, halophytic and dry tolerant plants, Turkish endemics, Rare and endangered plants of Turkey; Navite plants of the province of Istanbul; Woody species of Turkey; Oaks
- CONSERVATION PROGRAMMES Thermopsis turcica; Centaurea iconiensis and close relatives; Centaurea tchihatchewii; Astragalus beypazaricus and Astragalus yildirimlii; Pyrus serikensis; Rhodothamnus sessilifolius;
- RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
• Taxonomy of bulbous irises
• Floristic studies
• Native plants of NGBB
• Propagation and cultivation of Turkish endemics
• Morphological characterization of Thermopsis turcica
• Heritage fruit cultivars; preliminary study of the pollution in NGBB
• The effect of informal education on students’ achievement and their attitudes towards science.
- EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
• Children’s gardening project (age 10-12)
• Daily school programmes
• Development of adults practical horticultural training programme; Ethnobotany; plant illustration courses
• Phytotherapy
• Weekend children’s activities
• Science programmes for schools as requested
• Specialized garden tours
• Training programme for teachers in plant diversity and its conservation.
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