Ezineli Yahya Sergeant Memorial and Martyrdom (Ertuğrul Cove)
It was built on the Gallipoli Peninsula in memory of the heroic soldiers of Ezineli Yahya Sergeant, who stopped the British force consisting of 3000 soldiers in Istanbul on April 25, 1915, with 67 soldiers under his command. beach with Mauser shots for ten hours. British General Nepier thought they had a division ahead of him, in the face of heavy fire from John Sergeant and his soldiers.
The following stanza from the Yahya Sergeant Martyrdom briefly describes the heroism of Yahya Sergeant and his teammates:
“They were a heroic team and Yahya Sergeant
Here they fired heartily with three regiments.
The enemy thought they were squadrons
They asked for God, they reached the evening."
In addition to the martyrdom, there is also a monument made by sculptor Recep Özer in the Yahya Petty Officer Martyrdom. The cemetery was opened to visitors with a ceremony held on 10 August 1992.
