Merkezefendi Cemetery
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Main gate of Merkezefendi Cemetery
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| Location | Zeytinburnu, Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
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| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
| Website | İBB Mezarlıklar Md. website |
The Merkezefendi Cemetery (Turkish: Merkezefendi Mezarlığı) is a burial ground situated in Merkezefendi neighborhood of Zeytinburnu district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey.
Many renowned intellectuals, writers and artists rest in this old cemetery covering an area of 27,800 m2 (299,000 sq ft).[1]
The cemetery was established in the 16th century with the construction of the tomb of Merkez Efendi at this location. It was extended in the 1950s, and another cemetery, the Kozlu Cemetery was established 100 m (330 ft) far from this place.
In 2007, the cemetery was fully renovated.[2] At the time of the burial of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 2011, a comprehensive maintenance work was carried out at the cemetery.[3]
Currently, burials are allowed only for the members of families with existing graves.[4]
Notable burials
Listed in order of death year:
- Abdullah Cevdet (1869–1932) writer, poet, translator, radical free-thinker and an ideologist of the Young Turks
- Rıza Nur (1879–1942) politician, writer
- Adnan Adıvar (1882–1955) physician, politician, writer
- Halide Edip Adıvar (1884–1964) female novelist, feminist politician
- Sabahattin Eyüboğlu (1908–1973) translator, essayist, film producer
- Samiha Ayverdi (1905–1993) female novelist, Sufi
- Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919–2009) female architect, restorer
- Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) engineer, politician, former prime minister
- Toktamış Ateş (1944–2013) academician, writer
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