Düzce Military Cemetery Explained

Düzce Military Cemetery
Graves:	4
Location:	Elmalık, Düzce, Düzce Province
Country:	Turkey
Established:	30 April 1997

The Düzce Military Cemetery is a military cemetery in town Elmalık of Düzce, Düzce Province in Turkey.

History

The cemetery was established on 30 April 1997 for a Turkish Armed Forces troop killed in Kurdish-Turkish conflict. Between years of 1997 and 2002, 3 more troops from Düzce were buried in the cemetery, all died in different places on different dates. Three of the four buried troops were killed in ambushes and attacks while one troop died in a road accident.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Web site: Düzce Garnizon Şehitliği – Şehit, Şehitlikler. 2020-10-24. tr.
2. Web site: iha.com.tr. Düzce'de şehitlik ve mezarlıklar bayrama hazırlanıyor. 2020-10-24. İhlas Haber Ajansı. tr.
3. Web site: düzce şehitliği, Düzce nerede, Otobüs ile nasıl gidilir? Moovit. 2020-10-24. moovitapp.com. tr.
4. Web site: Düzce Şehir Mezarlığı - Düzce mezarlık. 2020-10-24. wikimapia.org. tr.