The
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial (Turkish:
Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı), located in
Çanakkale Province, is a war
memorial commemorating the service of about
253,000 Turkish soldiers who participated at the
Battle of Gallipoli, during the
First World War. It is located within the
Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park on
Hisarlık Hill in
Morto Bay. The main structure was completed on
15 March 1958 and the memorial was officially opened on
21 August 1960. The
monument is
41,70 m high
.
Coordinates:
40° 3' 0.14" N 26° 13' 3.54" E
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