In Istanbul, a Tiny Green Space Is Worth Fighting for
Posted: 06/20/2013 11:48 am
By George Black, OnEarth
Ask any of the tourists who mob Istanbul in the summer months if the city wants for greenery, and you'd get a blank look. No greenery? What about the glorious Gülhane Park, which winds its way around the walls of the 15th century Topkapi palace? Or the huge, leafy park between the Aya Sofya and the Blue Mosque? How about all the shady pocket parks that shelter mosques, tea gardens, and the tombs of long-dead sultans?
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