Human_Rights_Monument

<i>Human Rights Monument</i>

Human Rights Monument

Public sculpture in Turkey

The Human Rights Monument or Human Rights Sculpture is a monument in Turkey's capital, Ankara.

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The monument was made by sculptor Metin Yurdanur in 1990 out of bronze.[1] The monument which depicts a woman reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been the assembly point of many protests.[2] The monument can be found at the intersection of Konur street and Yüksel street and its latest restoration was in 2010.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Yüksel Caddesi'ndeki 'İnsan Hakları Anıtı' Yenilendi". haberler.com (in Turkish). 10 December 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    Dinçer, Özgür (2 March 2016). Yaren, Özgür (ed.). "Sokak Siyasetinin Bir Örneği Olarak Yüksel-Konur Sokaklar". Ankara Üniversitesi İLEF Dergisi (in Turkish). No. Autumn. Ankara, Türkiye: Ankara Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi. pp. 69–70. ISSN 2148-7219. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "İnsan hakları anıtı yeniden" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. Hürriyet. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2017.


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