monument of the republic on taksim square in istanbul

1928 abide aniti arch architecture art artistic ataturk beautiful beyoglu black city cityscape constantinople contrejour culture cumhuriyet day east eastern europe evening famous flag freedom historical honoring independence istanbul istiklal kemal landmark leaders man middle monument mustafa people plane republic scene sculpture shadow silhouette sky soldier square statue struggle taksim taksimsquare taxim the tourism travel turkey turkish unveiled urban view walk winter