Tevfik Sırrı Gür, the governor of Mersin Province in office between 1943 and 1947, was instrumental in building the monument.[2] It was erected in 1944 on 23 April, the 24th anniversary of the foundation of Turkish parliament. Its creator was Turkish sculpture professor Kenan Yontunç, who had created a number of Atatürk statues before.[3][4]
Technical details
The monument is a composed of a marble dais and a bronze statue of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey in military uniform. The height of the statue is 3.3 metres (11 ft).[5] The dais is a raised platform which is situated in front of the statue.
atatürk, monument, mersin, atatürk, monument, statue, depicting, mustafa, kemal, atatürk, founder, republic, turkey, mersin, turkey, atatürk, monumentmonumenthalkevi, backgroundcoordinates36, 7935, 6256, 7935, 6256, coordinates, 7935, 6256, 7935, 6256locationm. Ataturk Monument is a statue depicting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk the founder of the Republic of Turkey in Mersin Turkey Ataturk MonumentMonumentHalkevi in the backgroundCoordinates36 47 37 N 34 37 32 E 36 7935 N 34 6256 E 36 7935 34 6256 Coordinates 36 47 37 N 34 37 32 E 36 7935 N 34 6256 E 36 7935 34 6256LocationMersin TurkeyDesignerKenan YontucTypeStatueMaterialBronzeOpening date1944 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Technical details 4 See also 5 ReferencesGeography EditThe monument is situated in the Cumhuriyet Square Republic square in Mersin at 36 47 37 N 34 37 31 E 36 79361 N 34 62528 E 36 79361 34 62528 Mersin Halkevi is to the northwest and Ismet Inonu Boulevard is to the southeast of the square Up to the 1960s the Mediterranean Sea coast was just to the south but after the construction of Mersin Harbor now the distance to seaside is about 250 metres 820 ft 1 History EditTevfik Sirri Gur the governor of Mersin Province in office between 1943 and 1947 was instrumental in building the monument 2 It was erected in 1944 on 23 April the 24th anniversary of the foundation of Turkish parliament Its creator was Turkish sculpture professor Kenan Yontunc who had created a number of Ataturk statues before 3 4 Technical details EditThe monument is a composed of a marble dais and a bronze statue of Ataturk the founder of modern Turkey in military uniform The height of the statue is 3 3 metres 11 ft 5 The dais is a raised platform which is situated in front of the statue See also EditAtaturk monuments and memorialsReferences Edit City map Yumuktepe culture page by Sinasi Develi in Turkish Mersin travel page in Turkish Ministry of Culture page in Turkish Mersin chronology page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ataturk Monument Mersin amp oldid 1118667209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
