The monument of
Republic in Ulus
This monument located in the Ulus
Square is built in 1927 as a gift of
Turkish nation to the heroes of the
War of Independence. One of the
two soldier sculptures in front of
the monument is waving his hand
to call his friends to join the battle
while the other soilder is checking
the horizon. At the right of the base
of the sculpture, there is a relief
showing Atatürk and his comrades
in arms and at the right, there is
the the invasion forces greeting the
Turkish Army. The buttonwood tree
behind the monument symbolizes the
Ottoman Empire and the young plant
coming out of the tree symbolizes
the newly founded Turkish Republic.
Women figure carrying bombshell is
the symbol of the heroism of Turkish
women in the War of Independence.
At the upper part, there is the
sculpture of Atatürk riding a horse in
his Chief of General Staff uniform.
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Mosques
Hacı Bayram Mosque The Ahi Elvan Mosque
Located next to the Augustus Temple in Ulus,
the mosque was built between 1427-1428 upon
the wish of Hacı Bayram Veli. Longitudinal
rectangular planned, stone based, brick
walled, tiled roofed building was constructed
in Seljuk architectural style and repaired
by Mimar Sinan. Double