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image by Tomislav Šipek, 1 January 2018
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The flag of Afyonkarahisar Province (photo) is white with the province's emblem. "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti" means "Republic of Türkiye"; "Valiliği" means "Governorate".
The emblem of the municipality features the volcanic rock that culminates 200 m above the town (photo, photo, photo). The rock has been topped by a fortress since the Hittite times (c. 1350 BC); in 1071, the Seljuk Turks settled the place and renamed it Kara Hisar, for the fortress. Partly ruined, the citadel can be reached by climbing 800 stairs.
The emblem also features the Monument of the Great Victory. Designed by
Heinrich Krippel (1883-1945), an Austrian sculptor who designed several
monumental statues of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the monument, celebrating
the victory of the Turks (represented by the standing man) over the
western powers (represented by the lying bodies trampled by the man) in
the Turkish War of Independence, the monument was inaugurated on 24
March 1936.
Tomislav Šipek, 1 January 2018
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Flag of the Afyonkarahisar Special Provincial Administration, current and former versions - Images by Tomislav Šipek, 1 January 2018
The flag of the Afyonkarahisar Special Provincial Administration (photo) is white with the administration's emblem. "İl Özel İdaresi" means "Special Provincial Administration". The former flag of the administration was white with a very similar emblem (photo, photo).
Tomislav Šipek, 1 January 2018
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