Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza is a square named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founder of the Turkish Republic, located in Beersheba, Israel.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza
City square
Turkish: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Meydanı
Opening date21 October 2002
LocationBeersheba
Coordinates:
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza
Dedicated toMustafa Kemal Atatürk

History

The square was completed on 21 October 2002 in collaboration with Israel and Turkey. The square was renamed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Plaza in 2008.[1]

Atatürk Monument

On the square there is a bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk which reads his famous quote:

"Yurtta Barış, Dünyada Barış"
"Peace at Home, Peace in the World"

in three different languages. The original, Turkish, Hebrew and English.[2][3]

Sources

  • "İsrail'de Atatürk meydanı ve büstü açıldı". Hurriyet. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  • "İsraillilere Atatürk Meydanı göründü". Milliyet. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

References

  1. "İsrail'e Atatürk meydanı". Hurriyet. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. Özkan, Timur (May 2016). "DÜNYADA ATATÜRK'ÜN ADIYLA KARŞILAŞABİLECEĞİNİZ 50 YER" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "İsrail'de Atatürk Meydanı ve büstü törenle açıldı". Milliyet. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2018. .
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