Cebeci Municipal Cemetery

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Entrance to the monument area
Graves

The Cebeci Municipal Cemetery ( Turkish Cebeci Asri Mezarlığı ) is a mixed denominational cemetery in Ankara . It is the second largest in the city.

history

The interior of the mosque

After the establishment of Ankara as the capital and the rapid growth of the city, the need for cemetery space also increased. To this end, the city organized an international competition in 1935, which was won by the Ankara-based and active architect Martin Elsaesser . The completion of the cemetery is given partly as 1938, partly as shortly after the end of the Second World War.

As a "modern cemetery project" for Turkey, the cemetery has some special features. Compared to the barren steppe cemeteries, it is heavily planted and thus resembles a Central European cemetery. The alignment of the paths is systematic and serves to make orientation easier, which can be more difficult in the neighboring cemeteries. There is a central square with a ring from which axially arranged paths lead.

Elsaesser's draft was not fully implemented. Among other things, the construction of four horse statues by Hans Wimmer was planned, and in the competition conditions issued by the city, a criterion was the building of places of worship for non-Muslim Turks, as it is a mixed denominational cemetery. A crematorium was also planned as an absolute novelty for the predominantly Muslim Turkey . A small mosque was the only church that was completed in 1962.

In the later decades, the structure suffered from vandalism because of a nearby Gecekondu settlement. In addition, the original structure was changed by expanding the area. Today it houses over 200,000 graves. The localization of graves is possible through a kiosk system .

Section of well-known personalities buried there

Web links

Commons : Cebeci Municipal Cemetery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ankara becoming a capital city - Goethe-Institut Ankara
  2. ↑ Yalçın Oğuz: CEBECİ MEZARLIĞI - Ankara Dergisi [1]

Coordinates: 39 ° 56 ′ 53.1 ″  N , 32 ° 53 ′ 20.5 ″  E