Atatürk Mask

The Atatürk Mask is a large concrete bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern , located in district of . The sculpture was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: sculpture in İzmir, Turkey
  • Postal code: 35180
  • Inscription: “Yurtta barış, dünyada barış”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kadifekale and Profitis Ilias Church.

Castle
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is a hilltop castle in , . The castle is located on the Mount Pagos which has an elevation of 186 metres. It was built in the 3rd century BC. is situated 1 km north of Atatürk Mask.

Church
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is situated 700 metres southwest of Atatürk Mask.

Museum
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The is an archeology museum in , , containing a number of artifacts from around the . Most of the artifacts, which include busts, statues, statuettes, tools, and various eating and cooking utensils, come from the Bronze Age, or from the Greek and Roman periods. is situated 2 km northwest of Atatürk Mask.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemeraltı and Konak.

Quarter
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is a historical market district of , Turkey. It remains one of the liveliest districts of İzmir.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 24 km2, and its population is 332,277. It is the most densely populated of the thirty districts of , and has historically acted as the administrative and economic core of the city.

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İzmir is a port on the coast of Turkey, known in antiquity as Smyrna. It's the country's third-largest city, with a population of 3.12 million in 2024.

Atatürk Mask

Latitude
38.40604° or 38° 24′ 22″ north
Longitude
27.14559° or 27° 8′ 44″ east
Open location code
8GC9C44W+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8006698029
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q48816032
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Uzbek—“Atatürk Mask” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Atatürk maskası”
  • Chinese: “阿塔圖克頭像”
  • Danish: “Atatürk-masken”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناع اتاتورك فى ازمير”
  • Greek: “Μάσκα του Ατατούρκ”
  • Greek: “Προσωπογραφία του Ατατούρκ”
  • Indonesian: “Topeng Atatürk”
  • Korean: “아타튀르크 마스크”
  • Russian: “Маска Ататюрка”
  • Serbian: “Ататуркова маска”
  • Slovenian: “Atatürkova maska”
  • Spanish: “Máscara de Atatürk”
  • Turkish: “Atatürk Maskı”
  • Turkish: “Atatürk Rölyefi”
  • Ukrainian: “Маска Ататюрка”
  • Uzbek: “Otaturk niqobi”

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