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10-DEC-2006

Kirklareli Kırkşehitler Anıtı 0032.jpg

This monument is to 40 şehit or fallen heroes. There is a text
"40 Şehitler Anıtı Osmanlı sultanı Murat I zamanında Osmanlılar tarafından Bizanslılardan alınması sırasında şehit düşen 40 akıncı adına 1960 yılında 40’lar tepesi denilen bugünkü yerinde yaptırılmıştır.
40 Şehitler Anıtı’nın birinci kısmı yılında 1960 yılında yapılmış, ikinci kısım inşaatı ise 1970-72 yılları arasında gerçekleştirirmiştir.
40’larlarının Osmanlılar tarafından Murat I zamanında Bizanslılardan alınışı sırasında canlarını veren 40 akıncının anısına bu anıtı yaptırılmasında ve daha sonraki yıllarda onanlarak ziyarete açılmasında emeği katkısı bulunan kişi, kurum ve kuruluşlar ile bunların değerli cemali temsilcilerine binlerce teşekkür"

The text indicates the monument was made in 1960 and extended in 1970-72. It honours forty warriors who fell during the conquest of what curiously was known as Sarànta Ekklisiès (Σαράντα Εκκλησιές, meaning forty churches)[source Wikipedia] by the Byzantines. There is claimed to have been a monument to the 40 as early as 1363, on this very spot. Names of the fallen are on 40 columns. On both sides of the columns there are two more graves with marble edges, with soil and flowers in the middle. They are of people who died in the 19th century. A nearby mosque was built and named after this spot also.

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Paul Stamatis 23-Jan-2009 06:16
The original name of this town when it was within Greece's limits was "Seranda Ekklisies" which means "40 Churches".
Sakis leonidas 15-Feb-2007 18:30
Hi Mr Osseman, due to your asking about the text translation, I will explain in the below. " During the battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Emire 40 pioneer soldiers died and the gave their names to this area as Kýrklareli (City of the forties)." And the others about the monuments building time and the restoration time. "Kýrýk" in gramatically like "Kýrk" and in some accent of the areas people can say like same. May be thats why they called like this. But in this text can be more realistic. Thanks for the gorgeus pictures of Turkey. It is really nice.