Atatürk Square, Ashgabat

Atatürk Square is a park named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic located in the center of[1] Ashgabat.[2]

Atatürk Square
Urban park
OwnerCity of Ashgabat
LocationBetween Chary Nurymow Street and Gorogly Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Location of Ashgabat
Coordinates: 37°56′09.7″N 58°23′11.2″E

It is about 500 meters East of the Independence Square.[3] It is bordered by Gorogly street in the North, H.Babayev Street in the west and Chary Nurymow Street in the south.

A statue of Ataturk is in located at the center of the square.[4][5]

Atatürk commemoration

On the 72nd anniversary of his death, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was remembered in a commemoration ceremony at Atatürk Square. A moment of silence was held by the participants which included officials from the Turkish Embassy, members of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, members of the Mejlis, representatives from Turkish companies, students and teachers of the local Turkish schools.[6] The commemoration takes place every year[1] on the death day of Atatürk when flowers are laid at the monument to Atatürk in the middle of the square commemorating the day in remembrance of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[7]

References
  1. "Turkmenistan honors founder of Turkish Republic". turkmenistan.ru. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018. On November 10, the annual wreath-laying ceremony was held at the monument to the prominent politician and statesman of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, at the park located in the center of the Turkmen capital. As the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports, according to the established tradition, the staff of the Turkish Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry officials and representatives of the public, leaders of Turkish companies operating in Turkmenistan, as well as teachers and students of Ashgabat’s Turkmen-Turkish schools and media representatives got together on the day of death of the leader and reformer of the Turkish people to honor his memory. In his speech, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey in Turkmenistan Sevki Mutevellioglu thanked everyone and expressed his deep gratitude to the Turkmen people “for the manifestation of fraternal feelings towards the Turkish people, and respect for its national sacred objects and traditions.”
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  5. Özkan, Timur (May 2016). "DÜNYADA ATATÜRK'ÜN ADIYLA KARŞILAŞABİLECEĞİNİZ 50 YER" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. "Turkmenistan pays tribute to Ataturk". turkmenistan.ru. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2018. A flower laying ceremony was held at the monument to the founder and first president of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ataturk Square in Ashgabat on November 10 to mark the 72nd anniversary of his death. The ceremony participants observed a minute of silence in memory of the prominent Turkish reformer. As the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports, the ceremony was attended by officials of the Turkish Embassy in Turkmenistan and the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, members of Mejlis, representatives of Turkish companies, teachers and students of Ashgabat’s Turkmen-Turkish schools.
  7. "Ceremony in honor of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk held in Ashgabat". akipress.com. AKIpress news agency. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2018. Flower laying ceremony to the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, an outstanding Turkish politician and the founder of Turkish republic, dedicated to 70 years since his death was held in Turkmen – Turkish friendship Square in Ashgabat on 10 November
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