The Korean War, which broke out in 1950, went down in history as a conflict affecting the fate of the world, not only the two countries. In this war, Türkiye changed the course of the war with the Mehmetçiks, which he sent thousands of kilometers a distance, and took a stance worthy of human dignity.
Who lost his life in Korean territory with the love of homeland 721 Turkish soldiersi, today in the city of Busan United Nations Monument CemeteryHe lies in an endless silence. They are the most true witnesses of the war; But at the same time, he is also remembered as symbols of peace and sacrifice. In this article, Korean Warthe role of the Turkish soldier in Turkish martyrdom in BusanWe will examine the meaning of the meaning.
Türkiye’s participation in the war: Far land for the sake of homeland
While Türkiye has not yet been a NATO member, it was a great responsibility by sending a brigade of 5090 people to Korea in 1950. “Turkish Brigade” This union, known as war, went down in history not only with the experience of war, but also with his courage, discipline and humanity. General Tahsin Yazici Turkish soldiers under the command of the Battle of Kunuri have achieved strategic successes on many fronts.
Kunuri Battle: The name of heroism is Turkish military
Realized in November 1950 Kunuri WarWas the place where the Turkish Brigade was in the world military literature. While the allied forces besieged by the unexpected counter attack of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army had to withdraw, the Turkish troops broke this siege and maintained their allied lines. The resistance of the Turkish soldier saved the lives of many American and South Korean soldiers.
Humanity Lesson: Mehmetçik, who took a place in the hearts of the Koreans
Turkish soldiers not only with the heroism on the front, but also in the hearts of the Korean people with their human behavior. Turkish soldiers, who stretched arm -wing to Korean children who were orphaned during the war, took care of them. “AYLA” The vineyard founded by a Turkish soldier named Korean little girl and a Turkish soldier became the symbol of this emotional story and was adapted to cinema years later.
Endless sleep in Korea: Busan Turkish Martyrdom
721 Mehmetçik, who was martyred in the Korean War, the body of South Korea Turkish Martyrdom in the United Nations Monument Cemetery in Busan‘What he was buried. This area, which is one of the most distant cemeteries dedicated to the Turkish soldier in the world, is not only a cemetery, but also a heroic monument.
In the cemetery, the monuments and marble stones fluctuating with the Turkish flag, the names of the saints of the sons of the homeland falling into the ground in a remote land live. The South Korean people protect this martyrdom with great respect and gratitude and proudly wave the Turkish flag in the memorial ceremonies held every year.
Losses, Memories and Cultural Traces: Place of Korean War in Turkish memory
Korean War, It has left deep traces not only in the military and cultural memory of the Turkish nation, but also in human and cultural memory. The Turkish Brigade paid the price of the resistance during the war. Between 1950 and 1953, he served in approximately 14,936 Turkish Military Korean territory. During the most intense periods of the war, there were an average of 5,455 soldiers in Korea at the same time. In this three -year period, Turkish Brigade 721 Martyrs, 2,111 injured, 168 losses And he gave many victims of war.
Captain Muzaffer Erdönmez, the only Turkish pilot working in Korean skies, was killed while he was on duty with an American-made B-26 plane. The name continues to be called one of the symbolic losses of the Turkish Air Force in this war.
Today, The grave of 462 of the martyr Mehmetçik, It is located in the United Nations Monument Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. There are two separate Turkish monuments in the cemetery and this area is visited as a symbol of international fidelity both in a historical and emotional sense.
23 senso valued Mehmetçik and the response with poetry
The Korean War sat at the center of not only military but also ideological and literary debates in Türkiye. In a speech in the Senate, US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, the period of the time, gathered great reaction when the Turkish soldier expressed the cost of the Turkish soldier as “23 -month per month”. The hardest response to this statement, NAZIM HİKMETcame from. Famous poet, his anti -war attitude “23 cents soldier” He expressed his poem with his poem and heavily criticized both the war and the participation of Türkiye in this war. This poem left its mark on the political atmosphere of the period.
Turkish Brigade in Art and Popular Culture
The heroism of the Turkish soldiers in the Korean War had echoed in Turkish cinema. The film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz in 1954 and starring Ayhan Işık, became a national source of pride in telling the Turkish Brigade’s struggle in Korea. However, some foreign productions distorted the historical facts. Although it is claimed that the Turkish Brigade has participated in the first great battle of the war in the Hollywood film “Inchon üzerinde in 1982, it is not historically true. Gabriele Ferzetti played the role of the Brigade Commander in the film.
Then Türkiye will be the seventh president Kenan EvrenBetween 1958-1959, he was one of the officers of the Turkish Brigade in Korea. In this respect, the Korean War has shaped not only the anonymous heroes, but also the names that will lead political leaders.
Ayla: Traces of a real story touching the hearts
Humanity of the Turkish Brigade, 2017 production “AYLA: Daughter of War” He came up once again with his film. The film, which is based on the real story between a small girl who remained orphaned in Korea and the Turkish Petty Officer who saved him from death, attracted great attention not only in Türkiye but also in South Korea. In addition to the brutality of the war, the film carried the compassionate aspect of the Turkish soldier and the unforgettable examples of humanity to the big screen.
Heritage behind the war: friendship and solidarity
The Korean War laid the foundation of a unique friendship among the two peoples. The Turkish Nation, which is seen as “blood brother ında in South Korea, is met with special interest in every official visit; The Turkish martyrdom in Busan is protected as a symbol of heroism living in the collective memory of the Korean people.
Conclusion: An epic written on the distant coast of history
The Korean War is a historical proof of how attached the Turkish nation to universal justice and peace as well as the defense of the homeland. In a remote land, Turkish soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the freedom of another nation have gained an honorable place both on the battlefields and in the history of humanity. Turkish martyrdom in Busan this honor is not a marble of stone, but a heirloom knitted with gratitude.
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