Ismail Fatah Al-Turk ("Ismail Fatah") (1934 or 1938–2004) was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Basra, Iraq, noted for his abstract art, monumental sculpture, and public works and as part of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which fostered a sense of national identity.

[1] Shaheed consists of a circular platform floating on top of an underground museum, and over which stands a split dome, 40 meters in height, clad in blue tile.

At its center are a twisted metal flag pole and a spring of water to symbolize the blood of the fallen.

[10] On the subject of the design for Shaheed, Al-Turk made the following comments: "I insisted on having a large open space.

[13] The Art in America magazine rated Shaheed as the most beautiful design in the Middle East.

[9] However, he also produced paintings in oil such as Ashtar, a mixed media work on paper now in the Jordanian National Gallery of Fine Arts.