TURKEY 
INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS
COUNTRY Turkey
INSTITUTION NAME Nezahat Gökyigit Botanik Bahçesi
CONTACT Tekfen Sitesi, Kültür Mahallesi, Aydinlik Sokak, No: 7, A Blok, Etiler, Besiktas, 34340, Istanbul, Turkey

Director: Prof. Dr. Adil Güner

Web: http://www.ngbb.org.tr/en/index.html

Email: info@ngbb.org.tr

Tel: +90 216 456 44 37
DESCRIPTION
AREA  320 000 (IN SQM)
LATITUDE 41,01
LONGITUDE 28,98
ALTITUDE 90,00 m
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
STATUS Private
INSTITUTION TYPE Botanic Garden
DATE FOUNDED 2003
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & NUMBER OF SPECIES 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

2000 species
TAXA Number of Living Plant Accessions: 6.387
Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 1.801
PROGRAMMES 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.
FEATURES AND FACILITIES • Herbarium
• Arboretum
• Computer Plant Record System
• Disabled access
• Others: Library, education building, guesthouse, small mosque, propagation greenhouses, picnic area
MAIN DEFICIENCIES No information available
SOURCES CONSULTED Web:

http://www.ngbb.org.tr/en/index.html

www.bgci.org

www.cbd.int

Documents:

Botanical Gardens in Turkey, CBD

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