Zafer (Utku) Anıtı

Afyon Victory (Utku) Monument is located in the park opposite the City Hall today. In other words, the monument is at the foot of the Afyon castle. The back side faces the castle and the front side faces the city. After the monument was erected at this point, a park arrangement was made to include the monument in accordance with the topography. The park has two levels (set). The pedestal and the part of the statue remain above. Here, a plain was created to allow people to walk around the monument. The second part is lower than the first part. It consists of a pool on the axle on which the base is located, and a ladder providing upward outlet on both sides. The place where the Afyon Victory Monument was erected has a historical importance. Today, the municipality and governorate buildings were used as the headquarters by Atatürk and his colleagues. In this room, the Battle of Dumlupinar / Commander-in-Chief Battle of August 1922 was planned. The monument, the liberation of Afyon, the success of the Turkish military forces, August 30 Victory to the next generations in order to transfer the plan was erected. For this reason, the Pasha Mosque, which was previously present at the monument, was demolished (Registration). No document was found regarding the way the project was designed. The cost of the work, which was realized by the Austrian sculptor H.Krippel, is 59.446 TL. Artist implemented by all the monuments in Turkey are known to occur in his workshop in Vienna (Aslanapa 1993: 46). Therefore, it can be assumed that he built the Afyon Monument in Vienna. The opening ceremony of the monument was held on March 24, 1936. Applicant İsmet İnönü, Nafıa, Finance, Economic Deputies, Party general clerk Recep Peker and journalists came to Afyon by train at 10.30 for the opening ceremony of the monument. Municipal and Governorship delegations, military detachment, band, scouts, students and the public participated. The President of the Community Center made the first speech in front of the statue wrapped around the flag. Following the speech of the Governor, Prime Minister İnönü cut the ribbon holding the flag and opened the statue. The opening ceremony was concluded by İsmet İnönü's closure (Esen 1936: 5). At the night, a feast of three hundred was given by Afyon Halkevi in ​​the hall of the Halkevi. Various pieces were performed by Halkevi music branch in the feast (Anonymous 1935 y: 119). The work consists of two parts: pedestal and sculpture. Above the pedestal, there is a group of bronze figures, about four meters high. The group of figures consisting of two male figures is depicted on a rock. One of the figures, both naked, is standing and the other is lying on the floor at his feet. The figure lying on the ground is the enemy, and the figure standing on the ground is about to attack the Turkish nation (Governor; Registry). There is an inscription under the pillar (back side) of the figure that symbolizes the Turk. The phallus of this figure, which was originally present, was found to be contrary to morality and was cut in the 1950s (Registry). Embossed depictions are found in profiled, square frames on four sides of the square-footed base with a height of two and a half meters. According to Aslanapa (1993: 46), the subjects of the reliefs were given by Atatürk. On the first front, Atatürk's portrait depicted in profile and the artist's signature are seen in the lower right corner. In the profile of the frame on the second front 29/30 NETWORK. It is located in 1922. Atatürk, İnönü and Fevzi Çakmak are depicted sitting around a table. Figures are given from profile. Fevzi Çakmak put his fist on the map on the table. One hand of Atatürk was on the map in the form of a fist, while the other hand reached out in a way that expressed determination. İnönü also shows a place on the map with a hand. Atatürk, İnönü and Çakmak entered Afyon on August 28, 1922 and used the room where the present Municipality building is located as their headquarters. They made the plan to dismantle the enemy.

I am against statues and obelisks, but they are successful in terms of landscaping and landscaping...

The Utku (Victory) Monument, which is the symbol of Afyonkarahisar, stands imposingly in the city center. It is the victory monument erected to commemorate the liberation of the city from the Greek occupation and the Great Offensive. Its famous sculpture was made by Heinrich Krippel between 1934-1936 and opened on March 24, 1936.