sculpured portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

The sculpured portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as part of the Memorial.

This, the man - who drew up the defence plans for the Gallipoli Peninsula,
using the Ottoman troops during World War I

and the man who went on to become the founder and the first president of modern Turkey

This plaque at the Ataturk Memorial honouring Kemal Ataturk was unveiled
on 26 April 1990

 plaque at the Ataturk Memorial

It lies to the side of the actual memorial tower,

yet still forms part of it

Transcript:

"ATATURK MEMORIAL PARK AND MONUMENT

To honour the memory of 

MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK

Defender of Gallipoli, Founder and first President of modern Turkey

This headland and adjacent foreshore was named

Ataturk Memorial Park by His Excellency Mr Vahit Halefoglu

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey

on 29 April 1985

The monument honouring Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

was unveiled by His Excellency Mr Lutfullah Kayalar

Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Turkey

on 26 April 1990"