The Cebeci Asri Cemetery ( Turkish : Cebeci Asri Mezarlığı ) is a cemetery located in the Cebeci quarter of central Ankara , Turkey serving multiple religions. It was the first modern burial place in the capital city, and is the final resting place of many prominent figures.
6-629: As of 2005, the total number of graves in the Cebeci Asri Cemetery was 220,000, with 121,000 for males and 99,000 for females. The burial rate was two per day. Administered by the municipality, it is the second largest cemetery in Ankara after Karşıyaka Cemetery . In 2000, the Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara completed an information system (MEBİS) allowing visitors to search and locate a given person's grave within
12-409: A north-south orientation. Someone discovered that about ten thousand Muslims are buried with the incorrect north-south alignment. The director of cemeteries in Ankara announced that the mistake was made fifteen years ago, and could no longer be corrected. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı , the country's highest Islamic institution, supported this determination. It ruled that correction of the orientation of
18-424: 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 km ; 0.659 sq mi) to 2,890 decares (2.89 km ; 1.12 sq mi) to meet the need for the city's burial ground until 2025. In the end of November 2009, it
24-530: The graves would be disrespectful to the dead, and therefore unnecessary. Listed in alphabetical order of family names. 39°56′53″N 32°53′20″E / 39.9481°N 32.8890°E / 39.9481; 32.8890 Kar%C5%9F%C4%B1yaka Cemetery The Karşıyaka Cemetery ( Turkish : Karşıyaka Mezarlığı ) is a modern burial ground located at Karşıyaka neighborhood in Yenimahalle district of Ankara Province , Turkey . Administered by
30-520: The three main cemeteries of Ankara. Computer terminals in interactive kiosks placed at the entrance of the cemetery enable visitors to quickly find the location of their relatives' graves. The system also shows the shortest path to graves on a cemetery plan. Most graves in the cemetery have an east-west alignment, as Muslims are buried facing southeast towards Mecca in accordance with Islamic law. Members of other religious groups, such as Jews and Christians , are buried in Cebeci Asri Cemetery with
36-466: 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
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