Chunuk Bair the highest point of Gallipoli and the scene of heavy fighting with memorials to Mustafa Kemel and the New Zealanders

Gallipoli

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September 23rd 2012
23 September 2012 Today we had the first of several guided tours we are doing on this trip. We visited the Gallipoli battlefields. In the First World War the Allies attempted to provide an ice free relief route to Russia by opening up the Dardanelles straight and capturing Constantinople. In early 1915 a strong navel fleet attempted to force through the Dardanelles but they were stop ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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