Акanakkale Martyrs ' Memorial Turkish : Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı ) - war memorial , built in memory of 250 thousand Turkish soldiers who died in the Battle of Gallipoli [1] of the First World War . It is located in front of Morto Bay on top of Hisarlik Hill ( tour: Hisarlik Tepe ) at the southern tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula in акanakkale silt ( Turkey ).
| Memorial | |
| Canakkale Martyrs Memorial | |
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| tour. Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı | |
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| A country |  Turkey |
| Location | Gallipoli Peninsula , Il Canakkale |
| Project Author | Dogan Erginbash, Ismail Utkular, Feridun Kip |
| Building | April 19, 1954 - August 21, 1960 |
| Height | 41.7 m |
The image of the memorial was placed on a banknote of 500,000 Turkish liras (1993-2005).
Content
History
According to legend, when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk examined the surroundings, peasants turned to him and mentioned memorials in other countries that were already built. He replied that he would build a memorial for the Turkish dead at least 40 meters high.
Officially, the construction of this attraction became known in 1942, but because of the outbreak of World War II, a competition for construction was held only in 1944, at which architects such as Dogan Erginbaş ( tour: Doğan Erginbaş ), Ismail Utkular ( tour ) won . İsmail Utkular ) and Feridun Kip ( tour: Feridun Kip ) [2] .
The project was completed only in 1954, and in the same year construction began on April 19. For unknown reasons, construction was suspended. Later, the Milliet newspaper launched a campaign to raise funds for the construction of the memorial; people also joined, who began to send money to resume work by their own efforts. Even in the stores of the Migros network, piggy banks were put in which everyone could put money. A total of 2.3 million Turkish lira was collected [3] .
General Information
On August 21, 1960, the memorial was officially opened for visitors. Under the memorial is a museum , and next to the monument to the mechanic and the Turkish cemetery [1] . It is also known that the 25-meter bronze flagpole , which stands next to the memorial, is a gift from a Turk living in America, Nazmi Celal ( tour: Nazmi Celal ) [3] . There are memorial plaques in the cemetery, which are divided by the city of birth of the dead soldiers, on each plate on both sides are written the names of the dead. The total number of inscriptions is 59408. There is also the grave of an unknown soldier who was beheaded by an Australian soldier and took his head with him as a trophy, however, on March 10, 2003, representatives of Australia returned the skull of a Turkish warrior to their homeland. March 18, 2003 a soldier with all honors and religious traditions was reburied. The most interesting thing is that there is only one real grave in the entire cemetery where a person is buried [4] .
4,000,000 Turkish liras were spent on the construction, for which 3,800 tons of granite stone , 285 tons of iron , 630 square meters of timber , 1275 tons of cement , 4,400 tons of gravel were purchased. 850 cubic meters (2125 tons) of concrete were used on the main part of the monument [2] .
Architectural Features
The construction was originally planned at a height of 40 meters, but the architects added to it the growth of Ataturk (1.7 m). Therefore, the attraction was built with a height of 41.7 meters [5] . The memorial can be seen from almost all sides of the peninsula . The building covers an area of 62.5 square meters. The memorial consists of four parts, each of which symbolizes a certain stage of the war. It is a well-known fact that if you look from the sea, you can see only two parts of the memorial, and if you look from the land, you can see all 4 parts, this architect wanted to emphasize the number of wars at sea and on land.
Inside the museum, under the memorial, there is information and historical artifacts illustrating the scale of the Battle of Galipolis against allied states: the British , French and the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Original personal and military items found on the battlefield are displayed, such as cutlery, a set of artificial teeth, buttons, buckles, sniper shields and photographs displayed at the museum.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı unopened (unavailable link) . Archived on May 9, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Çanakkale Şehitler Abidesi .
- ↑ 1 2 ÇANAKKALE ŞEHİTLER ABİDESİ unopened .
- ↑ https://cokgezenadam.com/canakkale-sehitler-aniti-ve-sembolik-sehitlik/ .
- ↑ Çanakkale Şehitler Anıtı (Abidesi) ve Sembolik Şehitlik .
Links
- Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı . Miniaturk.com. 12 Ekim 2014 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 19 Mart.
- Yılmaz, Ahenk. "Anıtlaştırma Söyleminin Dönüşümü: Gelibolu Savaşı'nı (Karşı) -Anıtlaştırmak . " 30 March 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: March 19, 2016.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180509115134/http://miniaturk.com.tr/m%C4%B0n%C4%B0atuerk/maket-eserler/anadolu-eserleri/%C3%A7anakkale-%C5% 9Fehitleri-an% C4% B1t% C4% B1.aspx
- http://www.canakkalekutup.gov.tr/TR,84218/canakkale-sehitler-abidesi.html
- http://www.canakkalesehitlik.net/canakkale-sehitler-abidesi.html
- https://cokgezenadam.com/canakkale-sehitler-aniti-ve-sembolik-sehitlik/