Cemeteries and Monuments
Explore our cemeteries and monuments in the İzmir region
Alaçatı Martyrs' Cemetery
Located in the Hacımemiş neighborhood of Alaçatı, Çeşme district, it was built in 1933 to commemorate our soldiers martyred in the War of Independence. The name Mustafa Çılgın is inscribed on the monu...
View DetailsAltındağ Monument
During the liberation of İzmir, 2 soldiers serving in the cavalry unit stationed in the area were buried at the place where they were martyred. On 18 July 1967, the site with 2 graves was turned into ...
View DetailsBayındır Arıkbaşı Station Cemetery
Bayındır Arıkbaşı Station Martyrs' Cemetery was established in 1935 at Bayındır Arıkbaşı Station in memory of 18 citizens who were martyred there and in honour of their sacred memories. On 4 September...
View DetailsArmutlu Monument
It was built in memory of those who were martyred while defending Armutlu Village on September 7, 1922. The identities of the martyrs are unknown.
View DetailsBademler Monument
In 1935, a monument was built on the land belonging to the Bademler Village Headman's Office by the order of İzmir Governor Kazım DİRİK.
View DetailsBergama 205th Mountain Regiment Martyrs' Cemetery
The martyrs' cemetery is located in the central cemetery of the Bergama district of Izmir. On July 12, 1943, four officers, four non-commissioned officers, and a private, Nuri Killigil, from the 205th...
View DetailsBergama Military Martyrs Cemetery
It contains two martyrs' cemeteries: the new and the old. New Martyrs' Cemetery: Opened in 1980, the monument was erected in memory of one officer and 31 non-commissioned officers who were martyred...
View DetailsBeydağ Martyrs Monument
The monument, located in the Beydağ district of Izmir, is located in the garden of an old building north of the castle on the Beyköy road. The inscription on the Martyrs' Memorial reads, "Respectfully...
View DetailsBornova Dokuz Eylül (September 9th) Martyrs Cemetery
On September 9, 1922, clashes took place in three locations: on the Manisa road, in the Meyhane Strait, and near the Martyrs' Monument. During these clashes, Sergeant Hüseyin and two soldiers accompan...
View DetailsÇeşme Sea War Martyrs' Memorial
The monument, located in front of Çeşme Castle, was erected in memory of those who fell in the battle between the Ottoman and Russian navies off the coast of Çeşme on July 5-7, 1770. The inscription o...
View DetailsÇiftlikköy Martyrdom Mehmet Monument
Located in the Çiftlik Neighborhood of Çeşme, opposite the seaside Captain's School, it was built in memory of the soldiers who fell in the War of Independence. A reused column with a square plinth...
View DetailsFoça Heroes Monument
It is known that the martyrs whose names are inscribed on the Heroes Monument belong to the people of Foça who were martyred in the First World War, the War of Independence, the Korean War, the Dumlup...
View DetailsMehmetçik Monument in the Youth Park
The Youth Park and Mehmetçik Monument, built in cooperation with the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and the Aegean Army Command on the Üçkuyular Oyak Site, were opened with a ceremony on Saturday, Ma...
View DetailsGüzelbahçe Çamlı Martyrs Monument
The Martyrs' Memorial is located within the Mustafa-Saadet Alanyalıoğlu Primary School in Çamlı village, Güzelbahçe district, Izmir. The inscription on the memorial reads “MEHMETÇİĞE 1935”.
View DetailsGuzelbahce Kilizman Martyrs' Monument
Turkish officers Lieutenant Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces Mehmet Nihat Bey (BURSALI) and Lieutenant Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces Ömer Zeki Bey (ÇOBANOĞLU), who participated in the Bal...
View DetailsGuzelbahce Martyrs' Monument
The Origin of the Name Kahramandere: The name of the Kahramandere neighborhood in the Güzelbahçe district is associated with the resistance movements that took place in the region during the War of In...
View DetailsHalkapınar Martyrs' Monument
It is also known as the Halkapınar Independence Martyrs' Memorial. It was built on the spot where four of the eight soldiers on foot were killed when they were fired upon from the Tuzakoğlu Flour Fact...
View DetailsKadifekale Air Martyrs' Cemetery
The Kadifekale Air Martyrs' Memorial holds the relics of our heroes who heroically defended our homeland during the War of Independence, those who were martyred in aircraft training flights and exerci...
View DetailsMonument to District Governor Kemal Bey
It was built in 1932 in memory of Menemen District Governor Kemal Bey and four gendarmerie privates who were martyred during the Greek occupation in 1919. One side of the Martyrs' Memorial reads, "...
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