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Mehmetçik Monument
Mehmetçik Monument on Kartaltepe, Polatlı.
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39°34′29″N 32°03′38″E / 39.5747°N 32.0605°E / 39.5747; 32.0605
Locationclose to Polatlı,
Ankara Province, Turkey
DesignerSait Rüstem
MaterialSteel
Height22 m (72 ft)
Opening dateAugust 8, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-08-08)
Dedicated toTurkish soldiers

Mehmetçik Monument (Kartaltepe Mehmetçik Monument) is a monumental sculpture featuring a Turkish soldier on Kartaltepe of Polatlı, a rural area of Ankara Province, Turkey. The name of the monument Mehmetçik is the diminutive form of the common name Mehmet, which is used to nickname Turkish soldiers.

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