Ataturk's message

Almost 20 years after the massacre of each other, the Turkish commander at Gallipoli turned leader of the new nation had this to say. It was very moving to be here reading this.

GALLIPOLI: A New Zealanders' Pilgrimage Site

February 11th 2009
Gallipoli. There is absolutely no place in the World like it. Not because untold thousands of people died there in a bloody deadlock, but because some of them were our family, friends, and countrymen. Gallipoli is part of the mindset of our little Country. The yearly celebration of ANZAC day with the country closing down, the silent dawn parades, the solemn school ceremonies, the sad songs reca ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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