
With the instructions given by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Cemil Tugay during his Buca tour, Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu Park will be a place where Izmir residents can spend their time safely in the evenings. is being transformed into a living social space. With the arrangement, the park's green area, lighting, play and sports areas will be completely renewed. The idle area next to the park will be renovated by Grand Plaza. Affordable food and beverage service A brand new cafeteria will be built to serve. With the project planned to be opened in the summer season, Özmen Street will be made safer and more lively.
Extensive Renovation Work Has Begun
Following the major renovation work in Hasanağa Park in Buca, the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has taken action for the transformation of Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu Park. A comprehensive study was initiated on the field upon the instructions of Mayor Cemil Tugay to transform the park into a new social area where people can safely spend time in the evenings.
Located on Özmen Street in Kozağaç District 5 thousand 271 square meters The renovation work of the area is progressing under the coordination of the Department of Parks and Gardens. Within the scope of the project, ground correction work continues, Green areas, playgrounds and sports areas will be rearranged.
The empty concrete area on the side of the park will be integrated with the green area and transformed into a cafeteria area where Buca residents can enjoy themselves. With the special lighting work to be applied to the entire area, security problems experienced especially in the evening hours will be prevented. Thanks to this transformation, Özmen Street, which has been deserted for a long time, will be revived and Buca will gain a brand new social area.
Quickly Getting Ready for the Summer Season
The park area, located next to Bucaspor Cemil Şeboy Facilities, is strategically located near Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Education Campus, historical Dumlupınar Neighborhood, health center, residential areas and many educational institutions. In order to rapidly integrate the area into the city, 5 separate units of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality (Parks and Gardens Department, Technical Services Department, Construction Services Department, Grand Plaza Inc. and Ege City Planning Inc.) were mobilized. With coordinated work, the area It is planned to be opened in the summer months.
Providing information about the works, Parks and Gardens Department Green Areas Construction Branch Directorate Landscape Architect Hande Değirmenci Paça said, “During the field trip, our President Cemil said that this area should be made available to the public. Our works have started upon this. We will organize the green areas, create new sports areas. We will renew the children's playgrounds. We will strengthen the lighting to ensure the safety of the area. In this way, we will provide our people with We will create a safe, active living space"He used expressions.
Cafeteria for 200 People and Affordable Service
Following the special instruction given by Mayor Tugay to transform the idle area next to the park into a social area that citizens can use effectively, work has been initiated to add a cafeteria to the area. Providing information about the facility to be implemented by Grand Plaza, a subsidiary of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Grand Plaza Deputy General Manager Efe Can Mutlu said, “Our Mayor saw this place idle during the Buca field study he conducted months ago and said he wanted to revitalize it. We thought about what we could do. In the section allocated to us, we wanted to create a place where people can sit safely and consume healthy food and drinks. We planned a cafe area with a seating capacity of 200 people." said.
Efe Can Mutlu, the cafe area KarşıyakaHe stated that he would create a model in the example of Yasemin Cafe in , and said, “Our cafe will have a large indoor area, and sales will be made in container areas outside of that. There will also be a large seating area on the grass area. We will create an area where people can sit comfortably both in winter and summer, both indoors and outdoors. We have determined that there is not much human movement in this area, and that people go to different areas for social areas. In order to eliminate this deficiency, we wanted to create an area where families can spend time comfortably while children play in the park during the day and where they can have a nice and enjoyable time when they come in the evening. In this area where students are densely populated, We will provide our people with food and drink opportunities at affordable prices. “We will continue to create new affordable food and beverage areas in many parts of Izmir with the instructions of our President Dr. Cemil Tugay,” he said.
With this project, it is aimed to make Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu Park one of the new attraction centers of Buca and to offer a modern social area that will give the local people a breath of fresh air.