Friday, September 29, 2023

ABOUT ANITKABİR

     





MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK
(1881-1938)


     Anıtkabir is one of the most well-known spots in Turkey. The reason Anıtkabir is famous worldwide is because the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk the founder of the Republic of Turkey, is there. 

     It was built between 1944 and 1953. Anıtkabir covers approximately 750000 m² of land and Anıtkabir's height is 17 metres tall. Ataturk was buried in Anıtkabir on November 10, 1953. 

    
 Also in Anıtkabir, there is a grave of İsmet İnönü who was the second president of the Republic of Turkey. 


    On national days such as the Republic Day, which is celebrated on November 29th every year, and the Victory Day, celebrated on August 30th, thousands gather in Anıtkabir in commemoration of Atatürk and all the soldiers who died for Turkey. 


References: 

www.wikipedia.org

www.anitkabir.com.tr

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

OUR TRIP TO ANITKABİR

     


   
OUR DAY IN ANITKABİR

We went to Anıtkabir as a group last weekend. We enjoyed this trip very much.  We have good memories from the last weekend and this trip was exciting. 

    We started our journey at Anadolu Metro Station and we walked towards Anıtkabir. On our way, we saw the lion sculptures and flowers.They were amazing. 



    After 10 minutes we arrived at the stairs of Anıtkabir. We went into Anıtkabir. There was both a sad and proud atmosphere. We were deeply affected.


    After we stayed in Anıtkabir about 15 minutes, we left and took photos on the stairs. Then we visited the "Atatürk and the War of Independence Museum" where the historical events were revived. It was so crowded which made it difficult to spend a long time there.  We saw models that were representing historical events. And also we saw Atatürk's official car, Atatürk's lovely dog Foks, some personal belongings of Atatürk, and pictures of Atatürk. 

Entrance of the Museum

One of the most eye-catching pictures from the museum

Atatürk and other Turkish soldiers

Official car of Atatürk

Atatürk's dog: Foks

Seyit Onbaşı's model

Relief of Atatürk and other Turkish soldiers

Belongings of Atatürk

Medallion

    Then we left the museum and walked around the big square and admired the view. 

  If you get the chance to see Anıtkabir on day, please take it! And if it's possible, visit there on weekdays because of the crowd at weekends. And the good part is this whole trip is completely free!