Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne
The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne (Turkish: Edirne Balkan Savaşı Şehitliği), located at Sarayiçi quarter of Edirne, Turkey, is a memorial burial ground for Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), who were killed in action during the Siege of Adrianople (1912–13). It was opened to public on January 14, 1994. In front of the memorial cemetery, an unknown-soldier monument with a bronze statue of an Ottoman soldier (Turkish: Mehmetçik) is erected, which was created by sculptor Tankut Öktem. The reliefs in the memorial depicting the Balkan Wars are of Metin Yurdanur.
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Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne
The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne (Turkish: Edirne Balkan Savaşı Şehitliği), located at Sarayiçi quarter of Edirne, Turkey, is a memorial burial ground for Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), who were killed in action during the Siege of Adrianople (1912–13). It was opened to public on January 14, 1994. In front of the memorial cemetery, an unknown-soldier monument with a bronze statue of an Ottoman soldier (Turkish: Mehmetçik) is erected, which was created by sculptor Tankut Öktem. The reliefs in the memorial depicting the Balkan Wars are of Metin Yurdanur.
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The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemet ...... an Wars are of Metin Yurdanur.
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Location of Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne
Monument of Unknown Soldier in front of the Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne.
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Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne
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Balkan Wars Memeorial Cemetery in Edirne
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Edirne Balkan Savaşı Şehitliği
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The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemet ...... an Wars are of Metin Yurdanur.
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Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne
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