Yalova Earthquake Monument

Yalova Earthquake Monument
Yalova Deprem Anıtı
Yalova Earthquake Monument
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40°39′28″N 29°15′12″E / 40.65778°N 29.25333°E / 40.65778; 29.25333
Location17 August Park, Yalova, Turkey
DesignerÜmit Öztürk
MaterialMarble
Beginning dateJune 5, 2000
Opening dateAugust 17, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-08-17)
Dedicated tothe victims of the 1999 İzmit earthquake in Yalova Turkey
Marble blocks bearing the names of the victims.

The Yalova Earthquake Monument (Turkish: Yalova Deprem Anıtı), aka 17 August 1999 Earthquake Monument (Turkish: 17 Ağustos 1999 Deprem Anıtı), is a monument to commemorate the victims of the 1999 İzmit earthquake in Yalova, Turkey. Situated in the 17 August Memorial Park in Yalova, it was opened at the first anniversary of the earthquake on August 17, 2000.[1][2][3][4]

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