Turkish State Cemetery

The **Turkish State Cemetery** is the national cemetery of Turkey. It is in the capital, Ankara. The Turkish government made a law to create a national cemetery in a historic memorial park. It opened in 1988. The bodies of Turkish soldiers were moved here. Also, the bodies of some members of the Turkish government who had died were moved here.

### Presidents

- Cemal Gürsel, 4th president
- Cevdet Sunay, 5th president
- Fahri Korutürk, 6th president

### Prime Ministers

- Bülent Ecevit

### Commanders

1 Mareşal (Field marshal), 11 Birinci Feriks, 14 Feriks, 20 Mirlivas, 14 Miralay (Colonel)s and 1 Kaymakam (Lieutenant Colonel), who were selected from companion-in-arms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence, in total 61 commanders rest here. But tombs of 11 commanders are empty and only symbolic monument.

- 1 Fevzi Çakmak, Müşir 1922 - Mareşal (Empty, his body lies in the of Türbe of Hüseyin Şeyh, Eyüp Sultan Mezarlığı
- 2 Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Birinci Ferik 1926 (Empty, his body lies in an atrium of Alifuatpaşa Merkez Camii of Geybe
- 3 Cevat Çobanlı, Birinci Ferik 1926
- 4 Yakup Şevki Subaşı, Birinci Ferik 1926
- 5 Fahrettin Altay, Birinci Ferik 1926
- 6 Kâzım Özalp, Birinci Ferik 1926
- 7 Kâzım Karabekir, Birinci Ferik 1927
- 8 İzzettin Çalışlar, Birinci Ferik 1930 - Orgeneral
- 9 Kâzım Orbay, Orgeneral 1935
- 10 Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman, Orgeneral 1940
- 11 Salih Omurtak, Orgeneral 1940
- 12 Mustafa Muğlalı, Orgeneral 1942 (Empty)
- 13 Cemil Cahit Toydemir, Orgeneral 1942
- 14 Sabit Noyan, Orgeneral 1945
- 15 Kâzım İnanç, Ferik 1924
- 16 Şükrü Naili Gökberk, Ferik 1926
- 17 Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Ferik 1926
- 18 Kemalettin Sami Gökçen, Ferik 1926
- 19 Naci Eldeniz, Ferik 1927
- 20 Nihat Anılmış, Ferik 1928
- 21 Mehmet Kâzım Dirik, Ferik 1928
- 22 Nazmi Solok, Ferik 1930
- 23 Ahmet Naci Tınaz, Ferik 1930
- 24 Ahmet Derviş, Ferik 1930 (Empty)
- 25 Mehmet Kenan Dalbaşar, Ferik  1931
- 26 Ömer Halis Bıyıktay, Ferik 1934 - Korgeneral
- 27 Yusuf İzzet Met, Mirliva 1915 (Empty)
- 28 Refet Bele, Mirliva 1922 (Empty, his body lies in Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı)
- 29 Rüştü Sakarya, Mirliva 1921
- 30 Selâhattin Âdil, Mirliva 1923
- 31 Kâzım Sevüktekin, Mirliva 1922
- 32 Osman Nuri Koptagel, Mirliva 1922
- 33 Hüseyin Nurettin Özsu, Mirliva 1922
- 34 Mehmet Sabri Erçetin, Mirliva 1922
- 35 Mürsel Bakû, Mirliva 1922
- 36 Halit Karsıalan, Mirliva 1922
- 37 Âşir Atlı, Mirliva  1925
- 38 Akif Erdemgil, Mirliva 1927
- 39 Sıtkı Üke, Mirliva 1927
- 40 Mehmet Suphi Kula, Mirliva 1927 (Empty)
- 41 Cavit Erdel, Mirliva 1927
- 42 Alâattin Koval, Mirliva 1927
- 43 Osman Zati Koral, Mirliva 1926
- 44 Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, Mirliva 1927
- 45 Nazif Kayacık, Mirliva 1928
- 46 Mehmet Hayri Tarhan, Mirliva 1929
- 47 Münip Özsoy, Miralay 1921
- 48 Veysel Özgür, Miralay 1921 (Empty)
- 49 Mehmet Arif Örgüç, Miralay 1921
- 50 Şerif Yaçağaz, Miralay 1921 (Empty)
- 51 Ethem Servet Boral, Miralay 1921 (Empty)
- 52 Ahmet Nuri Öztekin, Miralay 1921 (Empty)
- 53 Mehmet Nâzım Bey, _Şehit Miralay_ 1921
- 54 Hasan Mümtaz Çeçen, Miralay 1921
- 55 Reşat Çiğiltepe, Miralay 1922
- 56 İbrahim Çolak, Miralay 1922
- 57 Mehmet Hulusi Conk, Miralay 1922
- 58 Halit Akmansü, Miralay 1922
- 59 Mehmet Nuri Conker, Miralay 1920
- 60 Ahmet Fuat Bulca, Miralay 1924
- 61 Mahmut Nedim Hendek, Kaymakam 1922

## Gallery

Sculptures of Turkish history in the memorial park

## Other websites

- Turkish State Cemetery official website

## Infobox (cemetery)

- **name**: Turkish State Cemetery
- **image**: Devlet Mezarlığı Otağ.JPG
- **imagesize**: 250px
- **caption**: the symbul of the cemetery
- **established**: 1981
- **country**: Turkey
- **location**: Ankara
- **type**: Public and Military
- **owner**: Ministry of National Defence (Turkey)
- **website**: [http://www.msb.gov.tr/birimler/perd/personel/devmez/DEVMEZMDBAS.htm Turkish State Cemetery official website]
- **findagrave**: [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2181728  Findagrave]