List of cemeteries in Turkey
This is list of cemeteries in Turkey sorted after provinces.
Ankara
    
There are a total of 191 cemeteries within the metropolitan city limits of Ankara.[1]
- Cebeci Asri Cemetery: The cemetery for high-ranked public and military officials in Ankara
 - Turkish State Cemetery: Cemetery in Ankara reserved for presidents, prime ministers and high-ranked military officials fought at the Turkish War of Independence
 - Karşıyaka Cemetery: Largest public cemetery in Ankara
 
İstanbul
    
In Istanbul Province, there exist a total of 333 cemeteries, of which 268 are for Muslims and the remaining for non-Muslims like Christians of different denominations and Jews.[1]
- Aşiyan Asri Cemetery: Burial ground at Bosporus, where mostly renowned intellectuals, writers and artists rest
 - Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery: Military cemetery, where also high-ranked civil servants and renowned personalities are buried
 - Haydarpaşa Cemetery: Cemetery for British soldiers, who died during the Crimean War and British Commonwealth soldiers of the two World Wars
 - Eyüp Cemetery: one of the largest cemeteries of Istanbul hosting graves of Ottoman sultans and court members, grand viziers, high-ranked religious authorities, civil servants and commanders as well as intellectuals, scientists, artists and poets
 - Feriköy Cemetery, Muslim cemetery
 - Feriköy Protestant Cemetery, Istanbul: Christian cemetery in Istanbul dating back to 1858
 - Karacaahmet Cemetery: 700-year-old cemetery in Üsküdar
 - Merkezefendi Cemetery: 16th century burial ground in Zeytinburnu
 - Pangaltı Catholic Cemetery, Istanbul: The largest Roman Catholic Cemetery in Istanbul
 - Şişli Armenian Cemetery: Armenian cemetery in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey
 - Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery: Christian Orthodox cemetery, mostly consisting of Greek graves
 - Zincirlikuyu Cemetery: Istanbul's first modern structured cemetery located in Şişli
 - Ulus Ashkenazi Jewish Cemetery
 - Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery
 
İzmir
    
The country's third biggest city has 267 cemeteries within the metropolitan city limits.[1]
- Yeni Buca Cemetery
 - Doğançay Cemetery
 - Bornova Cemetery
 
Mersin
    
    
References
    
- "Villa fiyatına mezarlık". Sabah (in Turkish). 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
 
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