NEWS/UK
British Turks are invited to attend a remembrance service for
fallen Turkish soldiers as part of Martyrs Day, commemorated in Turkey and
the wider Diaspora. The service will take place at
11.30am on Tuesday 18 March 2014 at the Turkish Air Force Burial Ground, situated
in Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, where 14 Turkish servicemen killed during
World War 2 are buried. The site is next to Plot 1, which forms part of a much larger
military burial area where the remains of soldiers from multiple nationalities
are buried.
All members of the British Turkish community are welcome to attend
prayers by the gravesides of the fallen soldiers, while recalling those who
have fallen in Turkey and elsewhere. A statement issued by the Turkish Embassy
said: “Remembrance days, like national
holidays, help to forge national unity and togetherness, strengthen community
resolve, and educate and empower our youth”.
The address is Brookwood Cemetery, Cemetery Pales, Brookwood,
Woking, Surrey, GU24 0BL. Those who would like to attend but are unable to make
their own way to the cemetery should contact Turkuas UK for assistance. Email
them at: info@turkuas-uk.org
More details of the site is available here: Brookwood Cemetery Turkish Air Force
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