Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial

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Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial
(Seeds of Friendship)
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Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial
37°49′42″S144°58′26″E / 37.828318°S 144.973953°E / -37.828318; 144.973953
Location Kings Domain on Birdwood Ave, Melbourne
DesignerMatthew Harding
MaterialStainless steel, granite, copper, bluestone pebble
Height3.8 m
Website https://atfms.org.au/

The Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial (Seeds of Friendship) is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on Birdwood Avenue. [1] [2] It was built to mark Anzac Day's centennial anniversary and as a tribute to Australian-Turkish relations. [1] [2] [3]

The sculpture is a filigreed wreath shaped as a crescent made from interwoven marine-grade stainless steel. [1] [2] [3] Its woven steel strands honours the soldiers who died in the conflict and remembrance poppies can be placed onto the filigreed structure. [2] [3] In front of the wreath are two seed pods based on the Australian casuarina and Turkish pinecone, hand carved from light-coloured granite and symbolising the future and friendship. [1] [2] [3] The "pine needles" are copper etched and contain engraved quotes from troops and their families. [3] The platform has a mosaic made from bluestone pebble. [3] The monument has a height of 3.8 metres and around its base are words [4] from Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk regarding reconciliation. [1] [2]


In 2014, the monument was commissioned by the Victorian RSL's Turkish Sub-branch and Matthew Harding, a sculptor designed and was tasked with its construction. [1] [2] [3] Funding for the project came from Australian state and federal sources. [1] [2] [3] Harding stated that the monument represented "the most poignant and most powerful part of remembrance services – the laying to rest of the fallen and the placing of the wreath". [2] The memorial was opened officially on 13 April 2015 for the 100th Anniversary of Anzac Day.

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