page_title: Menemen Incident
hierarchical_section_title: Menemen Incident
caption_attribution_description: English: Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay (1906 - 1930)
context_page_description: The Menemen Incident refers to a chain of events which occurred in Menemen, a small town near İzmir in the Aegean region of Turkey, on 23 December 1930. A memorial ceremony is held by the Turkish army annually on 23 December at the Martyr Kubilay Memorial located on a hill over-looking Menemen; in remembrance of Lieutenant Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay and the two municipal watchmen Bekçi Hasan and Bekçi Şevki who were killed in the incident. The monument features a tall sculpture by Ratip Aşir Acudoğu which was erected in 1932. The Kubilay Memorial is a part of Kubilay Barracks, but open to the public. The area is landscaped and illuminated at night. A military honor guard stands continuous watch at the memorial site, which contains the graves of several Turkish soldiers who were killed in the line of duty. In the aftermath 28 people were hanged by the neck.
context_section_description: The Menemen Incident (Turkish: Kubilay Olayı or Menemen Olayı) refers to a chain of events  which occurred in Menemen, a small town near İzmir in the Aegean region of Turkey, on 23 December 1930. A memorial ceremony is held by the Turkish army annually on 23 December at the Martyr Kubilay Memorial (Turkish: Şehit Kubilay Anıtı) located on a hill over-looking Menemen; in remembrance of Lieutenant Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay and the two municipal watchmen Bekçi Hasan and Bekçi Şevki who were killed in the incident. The monument features a tall sculpture by Ratip Aşir Acudoğu which was erected in 1932. The Kubilay Memorial is a part of Kubilay Barracks, but open to the public. The area is landscaped and illuminated at night. A military honor guard stands continuous watch at the memorial site, which contains the graves of several Turkish soldiers who were killed in the line of duty. In the aftermath 28 people were hanged by the neck.
caption: Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay
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