| Monument Name: | Atatürk Mask |
| Native Name: | Atatürk Maskı |
| Coordinates: | 38.4061°N 27.1458°W |
| Location: | Buca, İzmir, Turkey |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Designer: | Harun Atalayman |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Concrete |
| Height: | 42m (138feet) |
| Begin: | 2006 |
| Complete: | 2009 |
| Restore: | 2018 |
| Dedicated To: | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Map Name: | Turkey |
| Extra Label: | Cost |
| Extra: | ₺4.2 million |
The Atatürk Mask (tr|Atatürk Maskı) is a large concrete bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, located in Buca district of İzmir. The sculpture was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.
Buca Municipality has agreed with sculptor Harun Atalayman to have a monument dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk built.[1] The sculpture, the construction of which started in 2006, was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.[2] [3] In September 2010, a museum called the Independence War and 9 September Museum was established within the sculpture for a brief of time.[4] [5] In 2018, after being damaged by weather and climate, help was asked from trained mountain climbers with the repairs, because a crane is not able to access some locations of the monument.[6] [7]
The Atatürk Mask, at high, is the highest relief sculpture in Turkey, and the tenth highest relief sculpture in the world.[2] It is built up over a scaffolding and not carved into the side of the mountain.[8] To be more specific, the monument is steel structure containing a space truss system.[9] In the lower left corner of the sculpture, Atatürk's quote "Peace at Home, Peace in the World" and his signature are embossed.