Atatürk Park

This guide to Atatürk Park in Antalya traces Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's repeated visits to these limestone sea-cliffs, starting with his first trip in March 1930 and the reaction it drew from him. It follows the park's founding-era purpose within the young Turkish republic and its 2006 reshaping into the winding paths, benches and monuments visible today. The cliff edge draws its biggest crowd at sunset, when the cafés fill and the Beydağları mountains catch the last light.