Gallipoli 57th Regiment Cemetery

This regiment was left to defend their position with no ammo. Ataturk asked them to fight with their bayonets and he asked them to die defending their land.

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Gallipoli

July 13th 2011
Today was the day we were going to Istanbul and we had only one stop on the agenda, which was to stop at the Gallipoli Peninsula. This location is very historic for Turkey, for during World War I they defended this land against the Allied invasion. Britain wanted this land so they could control the Dardanelles and then move into Istanbul (Constantinople) and force Turkey out of the war. Britain th ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean

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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