uf ▁K ı l ı ç ▁neighborhood , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁northern most ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁M ers in . ▁The ▁bird ' s ▁flight ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast ▁( h ence ▁the ▁city ▁center ) ▁is ▁. ▁Administr atively , ▁the ▁c emetery ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tor os lar ▁Municip ality . ▁Ak b elen ▁Bou lev ard , ▁which ▁connect s ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁to ▁the ▁Tor os ▁Mountains , ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Ok an ▁Mer ze ci ▁Bou lev ard , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁ring ▁road ▁of ▁M ers in , ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery . ▁The ▁main ▁gate ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁wall . ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery ▁is ▁about ▁, ▁including ▁a ▁" s old iers - mem orial ▁c emetery " ▁( ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁small ▁c em eter ies ▁in ▁the ▁urban ▁fabric ▁of ▁M ers in . ▁But ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁grew , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁large ▁c emetery ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prior ities ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁Mayor ▁M ith at ▁Tor o ğ lu ▁assigned ▁German ▁architect ▁Hermann ▁J ansen ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁city ▁plan ▁for ▁M ers in . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁M ers in ▁c emetery ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁locations ▁that ▁J ansen ▁proposed . ▁ ▁The ▁c emetery ▁originally ▁measured ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁outside