Although the popular name of the monument refers to the Refah Tragedy, the monument actually memorializes two different marine events.
18 September 1890: Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul sank in Japan during her return voyage from Japan to Turkey due to bad weather. In this maritime accident more than 500 sailors were drowned.
23 June 1941: Turkish cargo ship named Refah which departed from Mersin port carrying about 200 military personnel for training in the United Kingdom, was torpedoed by an unidentified vessel (Turkey was neutral in World War II.) 168 people were killed during this attack.
Construction history
When Celal Eyiveoğlu, the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces paid an official visit to Japan in 1970, he visited a monument in Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum to commemorate the Ertuğrul event.[1] He was inspired and after returning home, he persuaded Mersin governorship and municipality to erect a similar monument in Mersin [2] The monument was officially opened on 23 June 1972[3]
Monument
The monument resembles a fat obelisk. It is in an 800 square metres (8,600 sq ft) yard. The outer dimensions of the monument are 10×10 m2 ( 37.7×32.7 ft 2) Its door faces northwest (i.e., city center) On its three other walls there are inscriptions. One (southwest) inscription is about Refah tragedy, one (southwest) is about the message of Fevzi Çakmak, the chief of staff during the Refah tragedy. The third inscription (northeast) is about the Ertuğrul frigate. On this inscription, the Kushimoto monument is mentioned.
mersin, martyrs, memorial, turkish, şehitler, anıtı, also, known, monument, refah, martyrs, monument, mersin, turkey, mersin, şehitler, anıtı36, 79361, 62861, 79361, 62861locationatatürk, park, mersin, turkeytypememorialopening, datejune, 1971, contents, geogr. Mersin Martyrs Memorial Turkish Sehitler Aniti also known as the Monument of the Refah Martyrs is a monument in Mersin Turkey Mersin Martyrs MemorialMersin Sehitler Aniti36 47 37 N 34 37 43 E 36 79361 N 34 62861 E 36 79361 34 62861LocationAtaturk Park Mersin TurkeyTypeMemorialOpening dateJune 23 1971 Contents 1 Geography 2 Commemoration 3 Construction history 4 Monument 5 See also 6 ReferencesGeography EditThe monument is situated in Ataturk Park of Mersin about 20 metres 66 ft from the Mediterranean Sea coast at 36 47 37 N 34 37 43 E 36 79361 N 34 62861 E 36 79361 34 62861 Commemoration EditAlthough the popular name of the monument refers to the Refah Tragedy the monument actually memorializes two different marine events 18 September 1890 Ottoman frigate Ertugrul sank in Japan during her return voyage from Japan to Turkey due to bad weather In this maritime accident more than 500 sailors were drowned 23 June 1941 Turkish cargo ship named Refah which departed from Mersin port carrying about 200 military personnel for training in the United Kingdom was torpedoed by an unidentified vessel Turkey was neutral in World War II 168 people were killed during this attack Construction history EditWhen Celal Eyiveoglu the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces paid an official visit to Japan in 1970 he visited a monument in Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum to commemorate the Ertugrul event 1 He was inspired and after returning home he persuaded Mersin governorship and municipality to erect a similar monument in Mersin 2 The monument was officially opened on 23 June 1972 3 Monument EditThe monument resembles a fat obelisk It is in an 800 square metres 8 600 sq ft yard The outer dimensions of the monument are 10 10 m2 37 7 32 7 ft 2 Its door faces northwest i e city center On its three other walls there are inscriptions One southwest inscription is about Refah tragedy one southwest is about the message of Fevzi Cakmak the chief of staff during the Refah tragedy The third inscription northeast is about the Ertugrul frigate On this inscription the Kushimoto monument is mentioned See also Edit125 Years Memory Drama film commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Ertugrul incidentReferences Edit English version of Hurriyet newspaper Osman Ondes Refah Faciasi Mersin Deniz Ticaret Odasi ISBN 978 605 137 359 1 p 266 On line chronology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mersin Martyrs 27 Memorial amp oldid 1127398675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
