The Dumlupınar Cemetery

The ' Head Commander Square Battle ' which occurred in Dumlupınar was an important moment for the formation of the Trukish Republic and changed worl history. The battle started in Afyonkarahisar- Kocatepe on August 26 th , 1922 and ended in Dumlupınar in August 30 th , 1922 with victory. During the so-called 'Great Advance', also known as 'Afyonkarahisar- Kocatepe Squre Wars', Head Commander Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave his famous command: 'Arrives your first objective is the Mediterranean Forward' in Dumlupınar on September 1 st ,1922.

The regions of Zafertepe-Çalköy and Dumlupınar are covered with museums and monuments for the memory of martyrs of that war.

Victory Monument

Located in Zafertepe-Çalköy from where the Head Commander Square War was controlled. It has triangle blocks facing different directions and it resembles a torch from a distance. It stands for the Turkish Nations struggle against invading armies and celebrates the victory that occurred on August 30 th .

The Monuments of Martyr Sançaktar Mehmetçik and of Captain Harputlu Şekip Efendi are in Dumlupınar; The Museum of The War OF Independence, Atatürk's House, the Atatürk Monument, Father and Son Martyr Monument, Milisler(armed populace) Monument and Monuments of Gazi Mustafa Pasha (Three Commanders) are all in the Cemetery in Dumlupınar.

Dumlupınar Atatürk House Museum

The site is the house that Head Commander Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed in during the War of Independence, and it was also used as the Dumlupınar HQ. The house has been fully restored to its original state and was opened to visitors on August 30, 2003 .