Edinekapı Martyrs Cemetery

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Edinekapı Martyrs Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Istanbul, Turkey, known for being the resting place of prominent national figures and military martyrs, including poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic site
military cemetery
access public
associatedWith Ottoman military history
Turkish War of Independence
Turkish nationalism
category Cemeteries in Istanbul
Military cemeteries in Turkey
containsGraveOf Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Ottoman soldiers
Republic-era military personnel
Turkish War of Independence
surface form: Turkish War of Independence martyrs

prominent Turkish intellectuals
prominent Turkish politicians
religious figures
country Turkey
governedBy Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
surface form: municipality of Istanbul
hasFeature landscaped burial plots
martyrs memorials
memorial monuments
tombstones
hasGraveType collective graves
individual graves
hasNotableBurial Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Turkish officers
war veterans
hasSection civilian section
martyrs section
hasUse burial ground
civilian burial ground
military burial ground
heritageStatus historic cemetery
knownFor grave of Mehmet Akif Ersoy
graves of military martyrs
graves of national figures
languageOfSignage Turkish
locatedIn European side of Istanbul
Eyüpsultan district
Istanbul
historic peninsula of Istanbul
namedAfter martyrs
partOf Istanbul cemeteries
religion Islam
significance national memorial site
symbol of Turkish independence struggle
usedFor commemoration of martyrs
national remembrance days
state ceremonies

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Mehmet Akif Ersoy burialPlace Edinekapı Martyrs Cemetery
Kazım Karabekir burialPlace Edinekapı Martyrs Cemetery
this entity surface form: Edirnekapı Martyrs Cemetery