33 Martyrs Memorial
Monument in Turkey to the memory of 33 unarmed recruits killed by PKK
38°55′44″N 40°21′40″E / 38.928838719881995°N 40.36098767996801°E / 38.928838719881995; 40.36098767996801The 33 Martyrs Memorial is a memorial in Bingöl Province, Turkey dedicated to 33 unarmed Turkish Army recruits killed by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the 1993 Bingöl massacre.[1]
The memorial is 13 kilometers west of Bingöl. In June 2007, a 10 square meter Turkish flag on a 33 meters long flagpole (representing the 33 recruits killed in the attack) was erected, along with cenotaphs for all 33 recruits. The memorial was opened to the public in 2012.[2][3]
Gallery
- A sign on the road to the monument
- Cenotaphs of 33 recruits
References
- ^ "Türk Şehitlikleri İmar Vakfı | Bingöl 33 Şehit Anıtı". www.tsiv.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ BİNGÖL, (DHA), Ramazan YAVUZ-Adil ÖNAL- Muharrem KONTAZ/. "Bingöl'de 33 şehit er için Anıt Mezar". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "33 askerin şehit olduğu terör saldırısı 27 yıldır hafızalardan silinmedi".
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