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Duatepe Aniti

The Duatepe Monument stands on the hill where Turkey's War of Independence truly turned. On 10 September 1921, Commander-in-Chief Mustafa Kemal Atatürk launched the counter-offensive that retook this hill from Greek forces — the first high ground recovered, and the starting point of an enemy retreat that would end on the shores of the Aegean. Today, a sweeping sculptural complex designed by State Artist Metin Yurdanur commemorates that decisive moment and the 81 soldiers who fell here. Set amid 20,000 planted trees on the former last defensive line of the Battle of Sakarya, the monument combines powerful figurative sculpture with an open-air narrative. It draws over a thousand visitor reviews rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google Maps, and is easily accessible from Ankara via the Eskişehir highway.