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ANZAC day 2015 Gallipoli

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April 25th 2015
On the 24 April we got up early from our hotel in Istanbul and drove to the Gallipoli peninsular. After many security check points, passport and pass checks, we end up at the holding area by Brighton beach at around 3:30 pm. After 3 hours of waiting it was our turn to walk the 3 km to North beach for the ANZAC service the next morning. On the way we stopped off at a number of cemetery’s and Anza ... read more

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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