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Merkezefendi Cemetery

Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey

Summary

Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey

Field	Value
name	Merkezefendi Cemetery
image	Merkezefendi cemetery.jpg
caption	Main gate of Merkezefendi Cemetery
established
country	Turkey
location	Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
coordinates
type	Public
owner	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
size
graves
website	İBB Mezarlıklar Md. website

The Merkezefendi Cemetery () is a burial ground situated in Merkezefendi neighborhood of Zeytinburnu district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. The neighborhood and the cemetery are named after Merkez Efendi, an Ottoman Islamic scholar and Sufi (1463–1552).

Many renowned intellectuals, writers and artists rest in this old cemetery covering an area of 27800 m2.

The cemetery was established in the 16th century with the construction of the tomb of Merkez Efendi at this location. It was extended in the 1950s, and another cemetery, the Kozlu Cemetery was established 100 m away.

The cemetery was fully renovated in 2007. At the time of the burial of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 2011, a comprehensive maintenance work was carried out at the cemetery.

Currently, burials are allowed only for the members of families with existing graves.

Notable burials

Listed in order of death year:

Abdullah Cevdet (1869–1932) writer, poet, translator, radical free-thinker and an ideologist of the Young Turks
Rıza Nur (1879–1942) politician, writer
Adnan Adıvar (1882–1955) physician, politician, writer
Sadettin Kaynak (1895–1961) composer, musician
Halide Edip Adıvar (1884–1964) novelist, feminist politician
Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver (1885–1966), poet and politician
Sabahattin Eyüboğlu (1908–1973) translator, essayist, film producer
Samiha Ayverdi (1905–1993) novelist, Sufi
Halil Hâlid (1869–1931) Turkish writer
Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919–2009) architect, restorer
Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) engineer, politician, former prime minister
Toktamış Ateş (1944–2013) academician, writer
Neşe Aybey (1930-2015) Miniaturist, Academic

References

"Zeytinburnu Mezarlıkları". Zeytinburnu Belediyesi.
(2007-01-03). "İstanbul'daki tüm mezarlıklar bakıma alındı". [[Hurriyet]].
(2011-02-28). "Merkezefendi Mezarlığı'nda Erbakan için hazırlıklara başlandı". [[Zaman (newspaper).
(2001-03-12). "İzinsiz defin yapılamıyor". [[Zaman (newspaper).

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