Respect to Mehmetçik Monument, Gallipoli

Name: Respect to Mehmetçik Monument
Address: Gallipoli, Turkey

#23 among attractions in Gallipoli

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The Respect to Mehmetçik Memorial is a monument in the Gallipoli peninsula, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. It is located in the Eceabat district of Çanakkale Province in the southern end of Albayrak heights within the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site which is facing the Anzac Cove Mehmetçik is a common name given to soldiers in a war, akin to G.I. in the US. ()

Local name: Mehmetçiğe Saygı AnıtıOpened: 1997 (27 years ago)Coordinates: 40°12'0"N, 26°16'60"E

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Respect to Mehmetçik Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kilitbahir Castle, Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Lone Pine, Shrapnel Valley Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

6.2 miSE
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2.9 miN
Cemetery
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2.1 miN
Cemetery
Lone Pine, Gallipoli
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2.4 miN
Cemetery
Shrapnel Valley Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Eceabat
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2.6 miN
Tomb
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Cemetery
The Nek Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
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3.1 miN
Cemetery
Canterbury Cemetery?, Gallipoli
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3.1 miN
Tomb
Baby 700, Gallipoli
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3.6 miN
Cemetery
New Zealand No.2 Outpost Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
92 min walk • New Zealand No.2 Outpost Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the remains of some of the Allied troops who died during the Battle of Gallipoli.
5 miN
Cemetery
Hill 60 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
129 min walk • Hill 60 Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery dating from World War I at the Northern end of the former Anzac sector of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey and the location of Hill 60 Memorial, one of four memorials on the peninsula which commemorate New Zealanders killed in the campaign but who have no known grave.
2.3 miN
Tomb
Beach Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Gallipoli
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Respect to Mehmetçik Monument, Gallipoli

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Respect to Mehmetçik Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)