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Karşıyaka Cemetery

Cemeteries in AnkaraYenimahalle, Ankara

The Karşıyaka Cemetery (Turkish: Karşıyaka Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground located at İvedik neighborhood in Yenimahalle district of Ankara, Turkey. Administered by the Metropolitan Municipality, it is the biggest cemetery in Ankara. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, business, sports and arts rest here. In the end of 1998, the size of the burial area was extended from 1,707 decares (1.707 km2; 0.659 sq mi) to 2,890 decares (2.89 km2; 1.12 sq mi) to meet the need for the city's burial ground until 2025. End November 2009, it was reported by the director of city cemeteries that there are 260,000 graves in the Karşıyaka Cemetery, and the number of interments at the cemetery is about one thousand per month with increasing tendency. He added that "Due to increased rate of burials, it was expected that the cemetery will reach its capacity already in 2010. For this reason a much larger cemetery is projected." Karşıyaka Cemetery is the biggest cemetery in Ankara. The average number of visitors is two thousand daily.

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Karşıyaka Cemetery
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