It represents the events around the struggles of the Kuva-yi Milliye during the Turkish War of Independence.

The sculpture was 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and was made of bronze.

[1] Through the sculpture Gürdal Duyar tells a story of the many legendary events during the national struggle of the Kuva-yi Milliye in Burhaniye during the Turkish War of Independence.

One of these people was an old gardener who brought back seeds from The Netherlands and planted red, pink, marbled and white poppies that surpassed knee height.

[2] Poppies are also symbolic as a flower to remember the dead of war with.