Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument is a monument located at Constitution Square in Karşıyaka district of İzmir, Turkey. A design competition was organized in May 1971 to build a monument dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Karşıyaka. Competition results announced on 10 November 1971 revealed that sculptor Tamer Başo…Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument is a monument located at Constitution Square in Karşıyaka district of İzmir, Turkey. A design competition was organized in May 1971 to build a monument dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Karşıyaka. Competition results announced on 10 November 1971 revealed that sculptor Tamer Başoğlu and architect Erkal Güngören won the contest. The monument, which was decided to be built in memory of the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic and estimated to cost 1.2 million liras, started to be built in 1972 with the donations of people of Karşıyaka and was opened on 26 October 1973 with a ceremony.
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