Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument, Baku Explained

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument
Native Name:Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün heykəli
Location:Baku, Azerbaijan
Designer:Omar Eldarov
Type:Memorial
Length:10 m
Open:2010
Dedicated To:Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Coordinates:40.3895°N 49.8367°W

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument (Azerbaijani: Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün heykəli) is a statue of former Turkish president Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), located in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku.

Description

The sculptor of the statue is People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Rector of the Azerbaijan Academy of Arts Ömər Eldarov.[1]

History

The monument was opened on 17 May 2010 in a park on the intersection of Səməd Vurğun and Bakıxanov streets in front of the Turkish Embassy in Nasimi district of Baku.[2] Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva, then Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony. A guard of honor was lined up in the park decorated with the national flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Eldarov Ömər Həsən oğlu . Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası . 30 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080239/http://www.science.gov.az/forms/deystvitelnyie-chlenyi/9 . 2019-05-24 . az.
  2. News: Bakıda Türkiyə Respublikasının banisi Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün abidəsi açılmışdır . 18 May 2010 . 30 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074842/http://old.xalqqazeti.com/az/news/official/1524 . 2019-05-24 .
  3. News: Bakıda Türkiyə Cümhuriyyətinin qurucusu Mustafa Kamal Atatürkün abidəsi açılmışdır . 17 May 2010 . 30 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080133/https://president.az/articles/50 . 2019-05-24 .