Atatürk Monument is a monument in İzmir, Turkey dedicated to the Turkish War of Independence depicting equestrian

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

Geography

The monument is in the Cumhuriyet Sqıare (“Republic square”) in İzmir. at . The square is located in the seaside and the monument is located about to southeast of the İzmir Bay (i.e., Aegean Sea).

History

The municipality and governorship of İzmir decided to build a monument dedicated to Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. In 1929, the statue of the monument was commissioned to Pietro Canonica an Italian sculptor who had formerly created another Atatürk statue in İstanbul in 1928. The base of the statue was designed by Turkish architect Asım Kömürcü and the statue was erected on 27 July 1932.Kıvanç Osma: ''Cumhuriyet Dönemi Anıt Heykelleri'', Ankara 2003. .pp: 64-70

Technical details

The marble used in the base is the red marble of Afyonkarahisar and the material of the statue is

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. The statue shows equestrian Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence. There are also reliefs on the base showing scenes of war. Atatürk’s famous quotation “Armies your first target is the Mediterranean Sea. Forward!” has been inscribed in front of the base marble.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ataturk Monument (Izmir) Monuments and memorials in İzmir Izmir Konak District Buildings and structures completed in 1932 Equestrian statues in Turkey Bronze sculptures in Turkey

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