The Aviation Martyr’s Monument

The Aviation Martyrs' Monument, located in district of , , is a dedicated to the first soldiers of the Ottoman Airforce to be killed in flight accidents.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: military monument in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Aviation Martyrs‘ Monument”, “Aviation Martyrs’ Monument”, and “Hava Şehitleri Anıtı”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Valens Aqueduct.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

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The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. is situated 210 metres east of The Aviation Martyr’s Monument.

Mosque
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include İskenderpaşa and Vefa.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of .

Quarter
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is part of the district of in , and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood of , , Turkey, lying between and . It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.

The Aviation Martyr’s Monument

Latitude
41.01608° or 41° 0′ 58″ north
Longitude
28.95264° or 28° 57′ 10″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X83+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3254460381
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q1447350
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“The Aviation Martyr’s Monument” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Osmanlı təyyarəçiləri şəhidləri abidəsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Təyyarə Şəhidləri abidəsi”
  • Chinese: “土耳其航空烈士紀念碑”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת חללי התעופה באיסטנבול”
  • Persian: “یادمان شهدای هوانوردی”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento aos mártires da aviação (Turquia)”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento aos mártires da aviação”
  • Russian: “Памятник погибшим авиаторам Hava Sehitleri Aniti ( Tayyare Sehitleri Abidesi)”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a los mártires de la aviación”
  • Turkish: “Tayyare Şehitleri Anıtı”

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