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Anzac service

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April 25th 2006
The next morning it did take 5 hours of driving to arrive at Anzac Cove and Line Pine. It was two days before Anzac Day and it was great to walk about the beautiful area when it was quiet. While our tour manager knew a fair bit about the area, his struggle with the English language and worrying about tour co-ordination meant that we didn’t learn much, but reading the headstones and p ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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