The 33 Martyrs Memorial is a memorial in Bingöl Province,

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dedicated to 33 unarmed

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recruits killed by

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(PKK) militants in the 1993 Bingöl massacre. The memorial is 13 kilometers west of

Bingöl Bingöl ( diq, Çolig; ku, Çewlik; hy, Ճապաղջուր, translit=Chapaghjur) is a city in Eastern Turkey and the capital of Bingöl Province. Etymology One of the historical names for the city, ''Bingöl'' literally means ''thousand lake ...

. In June 2007, a 10 square meter Turkish flag on a 33 meters long flagpole (representing the 33 recruits killed in the attack) was erected, along with

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s for all 33 recruits. The memorial was opened to the public in 2012.

Gallery

File:33 Şehit Anıtı Bingöl 1.jpg, A sign on the road to the monument File:33 Şehit Anıtı Bingöl 2.jpg, Cenotaphs of 33 recruits

References

Monuments and memorials in Turkey Turkish military memorials and cemeteries Monuments and memorials in Bingöl {{Turkey-struct-stub