Cemetery at Chunuk Bair

Anzac Cove and The Gallipoli Peninsula

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May 31st 2012
This was a special day for the Aussies on the trip. We cross The Dardanelles to The Gallipoli Peninsula for a visit to Anzac Cove, the surrounding WW1 battlefields and the war cemeteries.The area was the scene of one of the bloodiest battles during WW1 with the loss of of over 50,000 Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, French and Indians. The Turks lost over 80,000. The invasion by the Allied troops commenced ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Canakkale

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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