Miniaturk

Miniaturk, the first miniature park in Turkey, which was laid on June 30, 2001, was opened to visitors by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 2 May 2003 with a great ceremony. MINIATURK, which is established on a total area of ​​60 thousand square meters, has a model area of ​​15 thousand square meters, 40 thousand square meters of green and open area, 3 thousand 500 square meters of closed area, 2.000 square meters of pool and waterway, parking lot of 500 vehicles. Completed in a short period of 22 months thanks to the coordination of the project carried out simultaneously, Miniaturk is the world's largest model area and is a miniature city completed as soon as possible.

In Miniaturk, where 1/25 scale models of the works selected from Turkey and Ottoman geography are located, 57 works are exhibited from Istanbul, 51 works from Anatolia, and 12 works are exhibited from the Ottoman geography outside the borders of Turkey. However, reserve areas were also created considering the subsequent additions. The infrastructure is arranged by considering the additions that can be made later. Thus, Miniaturk will continue to grow by creating an example of planned urbanization. Models are produced in a total of 13 workshops including 10 workshops in Turkey and 3 abroad. Apart from the workshops, productions have been realized for Miniaturk in Yıldız Technical University and Dokuz Eylül University Revolving Fund Enterprises. Plastic -based material used in the industry in the construction of the model was used. Before the models were placed in their places, they were kept in the Miniaturk Test Area and their suitability for open air conditions was once again tested.

In the park where many cultures and civilizations are brought together from Hagia Sophia to Selimiye, from Rumeli Fortress to Galata Tower, Safranbolu Houses to Sümeli (Sumela) Monastery, Kubbet-üs Sahra to Nemrut Mountain Remains. works such as Artemis Temple, Halicarnas Mausoleum, Ecyad Castle, which are no longer in their places, have been revived. Every civilization that reigned and left traces in Anatolia and its surroundings was taken care of in Miniaturk. With Miniaturk, from ancient times to Byzantium, from Seljuk to the Ottoman Empire, the traces of 3 thousand years of life were moved to the Golden Horn. The selection of the works that will be located in Miniaturk Dr. İlber Ortaylı and Assoc. Dr. Ahmet Haluk Dursun was held by a board under the supervision of a board. In the election, the works of the works are made to be made and each of them belongs to the technology, art and culture that reflects the technology, art and culture, for thousands of years in a geography that witnessed heavy invasions, wars and destruction, no civilization, just because of the previous ones, protected, repaired, repaired, lived works. Miniaturk is located with his models.