North Beach From Ari Burnu

You can see the red grandstands on North Beach. The small peak you can see jutting out in the middle is what the ANZACs dubbed "The Sphinx" having done their training in Cairo before landing in Gallipoli.

Lest We Forget

April 8th 2012
An essential part of any New Zealander's Turkish itinerary is a visit to the Gallipoli peninsula. Growing up in New Zealand you are constantly reminded of the New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives fighting in Gallipoli during World War I - New Zealand is a peaceful, isolated country you see, so it doesn't tend to get involved in any international skirmishes, nor is there any civil unre ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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