Merkezefendi Cemetery

Merkezefendi Cemetery
	Main gate of Merkezefendi Cemetery
	Shown within Istanbul
Details
Location	Zeytinburnu, Istanbul
Country	Turkey
Coordinates	41.01562°N 28.92065°E
Type	Public
Owned by	Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Website	İBB Mezarlıklar Md. website

The Merkezefendi Cemetery (Turkish: Merkezefendi Mezarlığı) is a burial ground situated in Merkezefendi neighborhood of Zeytinburnu district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. The neighborhood and so the cemetery is named after Merkez Efendi, an Ottoman sufi (1463–1552).

Many renowned intellectuals, writers and artists rest in this old cemetery covering an area of 27,800 m² (299,000 sq ft).[1]

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 (330 ft) far from this place.

In 2007, the cemetery was fully renovated.[2] At the time of the burial of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 2011, a comprehensive maintenance work was carried out at the cemetery.[3]

Currently, burials are allowed only for the members of families with existing graves.[4]

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
Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919–2009) architect, restorer
Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) engineer, politician, former prime minister
Toktamış Ateş (1944–2013) academician, writer

References

"Zeytinburnu Mezarlıkları" (in Turkish). Zeytinburnu Belediyesi. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
"İstanbul'daki tüm mezarlıklar bakıma alındı". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
"Merkezefendi Mezarlığı'nda Erbakan için hazırlıklara başlandı". Zaman (in Turkish). 2011-02-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
"İzinsiz defin yapılamıyor". Zaman (in Turkish). 2001-03-12. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

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[1] "Zeytinburnu Mezarlıkları" (in Turkish). Zeytinburnu Belediyesi. Retrieved 2011-02-28.

[2] "İstanbul'daki tüm mezarlıklar bakıma alındı". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

[3] "Merkezefendi Mezarlığı'nda Erbakan için hazırlıklara başlandı". Zaman (in Turkish). 2011-02-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

[4] "İzinsiz defin yapılamıyor". Zaman (in Turkish). 2001-03-12. Retrieved 2011-03-01.