Belgrad Forest

Belgrad Forest, a mixed deciduous forest, is situated near Istanbul, Turkey. It derives its name from the nearby village where thousands of Serbs, who fled the Ottoman conquest of Belgrade in 1521, were resettled in the Ottoman capital Constantinople. The woodland is located on the easternmost tip of the European side of the city and lies between the villages of Sariyer and Eyup. The forest contains several old reservoirs.