Turkish Soldiers Monument in Beersheba

Monument in Be'er Sheva

The Turkish memorial monument in Be'er-Sheva

The Turkish memorial monument in Beersheba is a monument that stands on David Tobiahu Boulevard, near the old Turkish train station in Be'er-Sheva. The headstone was placed in 2002 by the Turkish government, in memory of 298 Turkish martyrs who fell in the Battle of Beersheba.

A memorial plaque was placed at the base of the tombstone in memory of the Turkish martyrs who fell in the campaign. The plaque was originally placed by the British on the entrance wall of the British military cemetery, as a reward for the kindness to the dead that the Turks did when they placed a tombstone for a British pilot who fell in battle against them. Next to the tombstone stands a head statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

In 2010, the tombstone was vandalized following the events of the flotilla to Gaza, when the inscription "All honor to the IDF" was sprayed on it, and an attempt was made to set fire to the Turkish flag next to it.[1]

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