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The monumental ATATÜRK portrait, the picture of which can be seen below, in Erzincan, Turkey, covering 176m x 43m (7,500 square meters – 1.852 acres) area, was made by the Turkish Army officers and privates in July 1982.
Special thanks, especially go to Brigade General Hidayet Güngör (deceased), retired Colonel Yilmaz Bahar, retired Colonel Eyüp Aslan and private Mustafa Aydemir.
So far, I have reached 5 more soldiers who worked on the project ; Ömer Lütfi Genc, Gürsat Kale, Bahri Yildiz and Cihat Arsan. I would like thank them also.
According Mustafa Aydemir, who is the creator of the portrait, it took 29 days to complete the portrait. 3000 soldiers worked (100 each day) and it was made by hand-carried limestone boulders from 7 nearby hills. 100 tons of black and white paint was used. I believe this may be the largest of its kind and should be nominated for the “Guinness World Records” book.
This monumental portrait can easily be seen 10,000m above the ground on the Google Earth view
I hope that this unknown ATATÜRK’s monumental portrait will attract the attention it deserves from the public and a TV documentary will be made soon. I have organized a very professional documentary crew who is willing to do it and I hope to find a financial sponsor to realize the project
You may click here to view this portrait via Google Maps.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Sezgin Aytuna
www.aytuna-consulting.com
Taken by Sezgin Aytuna with a telephoto lens from a distance of 10 km.
Taken by Sezgin Aytuna with a telephoto lens from a distance of 10 km.
Taken by Sezgin Aytuna with a telephoto lens from a distance of 10 km.
Google Earth view from an altitude of 1500 m.
Google Earth view from an altitude of 2500 m.
Google Earth view from an altitude of 7500 m.





