Turkish State Cemetery

Turkish State Cemetery
Devlet Mezarlığı
Otağ (marquee) in the State cemetery.
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EstablishedAugust 30, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-08-30)
Location
CountryTurkey
Coordinates39°56′13″N 32°48′26″E / 39.93694°N 32.80722°E / 39.93694; 32.80722
TypeMilitary, national

The Turkish State Cemetery (Turkish: Devlet Mezarlığı) is a national and military cemetery in Ankara, Turkey, containing the graves of the presidents of Turkey and the high-ranked, close companions-in-arms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, in the Turkish War of Independence.