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Mersin Martyrs' Memorial ((トルコ語:Şehitler Anıtı)), also known as the ''Monument of the Refah Martyrs'' is a monument in Mersin, Turkey ==Geography== The monument is situated in Atatürk Park of Mersin about from the Mediterranean Sea coast at . == Commemoration == Although the popular name of the monument refers to Refah Tragedy, actually the monument memorializes two different marine events *18 September 1890: Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul sank in Japan during her return voyage from Japan to Turkey due to bad weather. In this maritime accident more than 500 sailors were drowned. * 23 June 1941: Turkish cargo ship named Refah which departed from Mersin port carrying about 200 military personnel for training in the United Kingdom, was torpedoed by an unidentified vessel (Turkey was neutral in the World War II.) 168 people were killed during this attack. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mersin Martyrs' Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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