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.

 Burials 

 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  

Category:Buildings and structures in Turkey
Category:National cemeteries
Category:1981 establishments
Category:Military monuments and memorials
Category:Ankara