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This memorial park in Adana commemorates soldiers from the region who died during the Gallipoli campaign (Çanakkale, 1915–1916), one of the First World War's most costly fronts for Ottoman forces. The Dardanelles battles carry enormous weight in Turkish national memory — Çanakkale is widely seen as a founding moment of the modern Turkish Republic, and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's role there became central to his later legacy. Built as a local alternative to the distant Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial on the Gallipoli Peninsula, this park brings that commemorative experience to Adana's residents. Visitor accounts describe a carefully designed space with a reflective atmosphere, modest in scale but earnest in intent.