Abdi İpekçi Peace Monument
Abdi İpekçi Barış Anıtı | |
.JPG) The monument in 2006. | |
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| 41°02′58″N 28°59′30″E / 41.04944°N 28.99167°E | |
| Location | Abdi İpekçi Street |
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| Designer | Gürdal Duyar |
| Type | sculpture |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 3.5 metres (11 ft) |
| Completion date | 2000 |
| Dedicated to | Abdi İpekçi |
| Website | www |
The Abdi İpekçi Peace Monument was made by the Şişli Municipality in 2000, in honor of the editor-in-chief of the Milliyet newspaper Abdi İpekçi at the place that he was assassinated in 1979.[1]
Description
The sculpture, which is made of bronze, is 3.5 meters tall and on top of a 70 centimeter granite plinth. The monument consists of two children, a boy and a girl, holding up a bust of İpekçi. Ontop of the monument there is a dove representing peace.[2] The arch crossing over the bust is supported by two columns.
History
The project was done by architect Erhan İşözen upon the request of the Şişli municipality. The sculptor Gürdal Duyar brought the project to life. The monument was opend on the 21st anniversary of Abdi İpekçis assassination. Before the inauguration of the sculpture, a ceremony was organised at İpekçis grave at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. The inauguration was attended by İpekçis family, close friends, and colleagues such as the editor-in-chief at the time of the Milliyet newspaper Yalçın Doğan and President of the Turkish Journalists Association Nail Güreli. Doğan and Güreli made speeches during the inauguration ceremony. During the ceremony Güreli said that the system didn't let much light be shed onto the assassination and that the assassins were being protected stating: "The negligence of the rulers of the country led to the murder of İpekçi and many journalists by dark forces. This ignorance must end now. Unfortunately, such an effort is not evident." Andreas Politakis, founder of the Abdi İpekçi Peace and Friendship Prize, sent a wreath to the ceremony which was on 1 February 2000. On the wreath it was written that "Abdi İpekçi's vision for Turkish-Greek rapprochement comes true 21 years later." The ceremony, which was attended by the Mayor of Şişli Municipality Mustafa Sarıgül, had a large crowd.[3]
In 2006, journalists who opposed the release of İpekçi's murderer Mehmet Ali Ağca participated in the tr:Abbas Güçlü ile Genç Bakış program which was held in front of Abdi İpekçi's monument. The program tr:Abbas Güçlü ile Genç Bakış was broadcast from the street for the first time. Before the program in which many journalists reacted to this decision, guests left red carnations at İpekçi's monument and commemorated İpekçi.[4]
References
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Turkey Category:Monuments and memorials in Istanbul Category:Sculptures in Turkey Category:Bronze sculptures in Turkey Category:Şişli Monument
 | This article contains a translation of Abdi İpekçi Barış Anıtı from tr.wikipedia. |
- ^ "Vurulduğu yere İpekçi anıtı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "İpekçi anıtı barışı simgeleyecek". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "'Barışın anıtı' oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Hukuk soykırımı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.