Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk_Monument,_Baku

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument, Baku

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument, Baku

Monument dedicated to Atatürk in Baku, Azerbaijan

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument (Azerbaijani: Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün heykəli) is a statue of former Turkish president Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), located in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku.

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Description

The sculptor of the statue is People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Rector of the Azerbaijan Academy of Arts Ömər Eldarov.[1]

History

The monument was opened on 17 May 2010 in a park on the intersection of Səməd Vurğun and Bakıxanov streets in front of the Turkish Embassy in Nasimi district of Baku.[2] Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva, then Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony. A guard of honor was lined up in the park decorated with the national flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Eldarov Ömər Həsən oğlu". Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Bakıda Türkiyə Respublikasının banisi Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün abidəsi açılmışdır". 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Bakıda Türkiyə Cümhuriyyətinin qurucusu Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün abidəsi açılmışdır". 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 30 May 2020.


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