Work is continuing uninterrupted at Havzan Park, which is being developed by Meram Municipality at the intersection of Meram Eskiyol Street, Şehir Street and Gaza Street. Covering approximately 15,000 square meters, the park will provide the area with a new public space featuring green areas, sports and children’s playgrounds, a walking trail, social amenities and Haki Café.

Meram Municipality is preparing to make a significant contribution to the social life of the area with Havzan Park, located at the intersection of some of the district’s key transportation routes. Meram Mayor Mustafa Kavuş inspected the ongoing works on site and received an update on the latest stage of construction.

A MODERN LIVING SPACE ON 15,000 SQUARE METERS

Havzan Park, currently under construction on an area of approximately 15,000 square meters, will feature children’s playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment, basketball and table tennis courts, a running track, shaded seating areas, recreational spaces and a parking lot. The project will also include Haki Café, designed to meet residents’ social needs.

TO COMPLEMENT THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY’S AĞIR BAKIM PROJECT

The planning of Havzan Park also took into account the need to create an integrated environment with other investments in the area. Since Konya Metropolitan Municipality is preparing to implement a comprehensive park project in the area popularly known as “Ağır Bakım,” the two projects were designed to complement one another and provide interconnected public spaces.

The Metropolitan Municipality’s project in the Ağır Bakım area is planned to include large ponds, food and beverage venues and various social amenities. Havzan Park, meanwhile, is intended to meet residents’ needs through a different concept. Accordingly, instead of a restaurant or a large-scale food and beverage facility, the park will feature Haki Café, which will operate with a coffeehouse concept.

“THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY BECOME A SMALL FOREST”

Meram Mayor Mustafa Kavuş said Havzan Park had previously been an idle and disused area and that the transformation would turn it into an important public space for the surrounding community.

“We are at an important intersection where Gaza Street, Şehir Street and Eski Yol Street meet. This was once an area occupied by coal merchants. Over time, it lost its function, and about three or four years ago, we moved our tradespeople to their new locations. In other words, it was a neglected area. Today, we are completely transforming it into an important 15,000-square-meter living space that will respond to the needs of the area’s growing population and the demand for social spaces created by new housing developments,” Kavuş said.

Highlighting the landscaping and planting work carried out in the park, Kavuş said, “We have planted 830 trees so far. We have also planted more than 2,000 shrubs and various other plant species. This will essentially become a small forest, a lush green space. We are creating an area that residents of all ages can enjoy, with everything from fitness equipment and children’s playgrounds to basketball courts, table tennis, sports facilities and a walking trail.”

“THEY WILL WALK SURROUNDED BY GREENERY”

Mayor Kavuş said the approximately 600-meter walking trail had also been specially designed.

“We are planting trees on both sides of the walking trail. Hopefully, in four or five years, our residents will be able to walk through a corridor of trees, along a route dominated by shade and greenery. In this way, we will significantly meet the area’s need for a park,” he said.

Kavuş also noted that Haki Café would be located within Havzan Park and shared the following assessment regarding the project planned by the Metropolitan Municipality in the Ağır Bakım area:

“There is a very large Ağır Bakım area right in front of us. Hopefully, our Metropolitan Municipality will put the project out to tender soon. There will be very large ponds, numerous food and beverage venues and social spaces there. Therefore, unlike the Kafe Meramlar concept, we have not built a food and beverage venue here. Instead, we have created a space centered solely around coffee. Our residents will be able to take a break, relax and spend time surrounded by greenery in their own park.”

Mayor Kavuş said Havzan Park would become an important social space for the area once completed, adding that the project is targeted for completion and opening to the public toward the end of autumn.