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Gully Ravine Nuri Yamut Memorial

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The Memorial is located at the end of the highway after crossing from Sargıyeri (Dressing Station) Martyrs Cemetery on the west side of the Achi Baba Village and at an approximate distance of 2 km to the village. The remains of soldiers who lost their lives in this region during heavy battles were found at the settlement during agricultural activities at Achi Baba Village between 1934 and 1936. The remains of the martyrs of the battles fought by the end of June and thereafter, found in Gully Ravine were interred under the base of the Memorial whereon the inscription of “Martyrs’ Cemetery 1915” is written.

The Commander of the 2nd Army Corps of Gallipoli, Nuri Yamut, built a memorial in 1943 on a dominant hill of the Gulf of Soros at Achi Baba Village for the 6,395 privates and petty officers martyred at the Gully Ravine Battles of June 26 to July 12, 1915. This memorial is a special one after the Mehmet Sergeant Memorial. It is said that the Pasha sold two houses in Istanbul in order to build the memorial, and that the remains of the martyrs from that region were collected and interred under the marble base.