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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.
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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 .
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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.
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Yeni Buca Cemetery
Doğançay Cemetery
Bornova Cemetery
Mersin
References
List of cemeteries in Europe
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities