Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza | |
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| City square | |
| Turkish: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Meydanı | |
| Opening date | 21 October 2002 |
| Location | Beersheba |
| Coordinates: 31°14′43.7″N 34°47′08.6″E / 31.245472°N 34.785722°E | |
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| Dedicated to | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza is a square with the Turkish Soldiers Monument and the Atatürk Memorial, dedicated to the Ottoman soldiers who died during the Battle of Beersheba in Beersheba, Israel.
History
[edit]The square was completed on 21 October 2002 in collaboration with Israel and Turkey. The square was renamed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza in 2008.[1]
Atatürk Monument
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In October 2002, a monument to honor the 298 Turkish soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Beersheba in 1917 was erected east of the station in cooperation between the Beersheba Municipality and Turkish authorities.
A commemorative plaque was placed at the base of the monument. This plaque was previously located nearby at the Beer Sheva War Cemetery for British and ANZAC soldiers who died in the same battle.
On the square there is a bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk which reads his famous quote:
"Yurtta Barış, Dünyada Barış"
"Peace at Home, Peace in the World"
in three different languages. The original, Turkish, Hebrew and English.[2][3] This was first pronounced by him publicly on 20 April 1931 during his tour of Anatolia. This stance was later integrated and implemented as the foreign policy of the Republic of Turkey. It was erected in 2008.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "İsrail'e Atatürk meydanı". Hürriyet. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Özkan, Timur (May 2016). "DÜNYADA ATATÜRK'ÜN ADIYLA KARŞILAŞABİLECEĞİNİZ 50 YER" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "İsrail'de Atatürk Meydanı ve büstü törenle açıldı". Milliyet. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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- ^ "Ataturk statue to go up in Beersheba".