Security Monument
Güvenlik Anıtı
A monument completed by a Third Reich sculptor in 1935 in Ankara's central park encourages Turks to "be proud, work hard, and have trust."

📜 Monument in Güvenpark, Ankara, dedicated to Turkish security forces.
🔍 Designed by Clemens Holzmeister, completed by Anton Hanak and Josef Thorak in 1935.

Why Go

🏛️ Features bronze figures and reliefs depicting Turkish police, gendarmerie, peasantry, and intelligentsia.
📜 Bears an Atatürk quotation: 'Turk, be proud, work hard, and have trust.'
🎨 Notable for its international collaboration in early Turkish Republic era, with Josef Thorak, a Nazi regime sculptor, completing parts.
🌳 Located in Kızılay, a central area of Ankara, within a park that has historical significance for social and political events.

Why Avoid

⚠️ Park has been site of major incidents, including protests and a terrorist attack.

Tips

🚇 Easily accessible via Kızılay station (M1, M4, Ankaray lines).

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