Atatürk monument will not be removed from square, Istanbul mayor says
ISTANBUL
“Regularization will be conducted because of the subway [construction], but there are no thoughts or works to remove the Atatürk monument,” Topbaş said.
It had been reported yesterday that the monument would be replaced with a fairground, according to private broadcaster NTV.
The controversial transformation of the Haydarpaşa train station building is part of the same project to reorganize Kadıköy Square.
An extension building to a planned cultural center was set to replace the Atatürk monument, according to NTV.