Statue of Honor
Statue of Honor (Turkish: Onur Anıtı), aka Atatürk Monument, is a monument situated at Atatürk Park in İlkadım district of Samsun, Turkey dedicated to the landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence. The monument became a landmark of Samsun.
Onur Anıtı | |
Statue of Honor in Samsun | |
| 41°17′20.6″N 36°20′11.3″E | |
| Location | İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey |
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| Designer | Heinrich Krippel |
| Type | Equestrian statue |
| Material | Bronze on marble base |
| Height | 8.85 m (29.0 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1927 |
| Completion date | October 29, 1931 |
| Opening date | January 15, 1932 |
| Dedicated to | Landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk initiating the Turkish War of Independence on May 19, 1919 |
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