What is Turkish State Cemetery?
{{coord|39|56|13|N|32|48|26|E|source:hewiki_region:TR_type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox cemetery |name = Turkish State Cemetery |image = Devlet Mezarlığı Otağ.JPG |imagesize =250px |caption = the symbul of the cemetery |established = 1981 |country = [[Turkey]] |location = [[Ankara]] |coordinates = |type = Public and Military |owner = [[Ministry of National Defence (Turkey)]] |size = |graves= |website = [http://www.msb.gov.tr/birimler/perd/personel/devmez/DEVMEZMDBAS.htm Turkish State Cemetery official website] |findagrave = [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2181728 Findagrave] |political = }} The '''Turkish State Cemetery''' is the national [[cemetery]] of [[Turkey]]. It is in the capital, [[Ankara]]. The Turkish government made a law to create a national cemetery in a historic memorial park. It opened in 1988. The bodies of Turkish soldiers were moved here. Also, the bodies of some members of the Turkish government who had died were moved here. == Burials == === Presidents === * [[Cemal Gürsel]], 4th president * [[Cevdet Sunay]], 5th president * [[Fahri Korutürk]], 6th president === Prime Ministers === * [[Bülent Ecevit]] === Commanders === 1 [[Mareşal (Turkey)|Mareşal]] (Field marshal), 11 [[Birinci Ferik]]s, 14 [[Ferik (rank)|Ferik]]s, 20 [[Mirliva]]s, 14 [[Colonel|Miralay]] (Colonel)s and 1 [[Lieutenant Colonel|Kaymakam]] (Lieutenant Colonel), who were selected from [[List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence|companion-in-arms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Turkish War of Independence]], in total 61 commanders rest here. But tombs of 11 commanders are empty and only symbolic monument. * 1 [[Fevzi Çakmak]], [[Müşir]] 1922 - [[Mareşal (Turkey)|Mareşal]] (Empty, his body lies in the of [[Türbe]] of Hüseyin Şeyh, [[Eyüp Sultan Mezarlığı]] * 2 [[Ali Fuat Cebesoy]], Birinci Ferik 1926 (Empty, his body lies in an [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium]] of Alifuatpaşa Merkez Camii of [[Geybe]] * 3 [[Cevat Çobanlı]], [[Birinci Ferik]] 1926 * 4 [[Yakup Şevki S