Taksim Square is also the location of the Republic Monument (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Anıtı) which was crafted by Pietro Canonica and inaugurated in 1928. The monument commemorates the 5th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, following the Turkish War of Independence (they were fighting against the Entente BTW) (previous | next | back to album | 2022:09:11 14:22:38 | 48% of an album)