Turkey on Thursday marked the 106th anniversary of March 18, 1915, a day celebrated as Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Day.
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The poignant day marks the cataclysmic, monthslong violence of the Gallipoli campaign when Ottoman forces suffered huge losses defending Turkish shores in northwestern Çanakkale province from the invading Allies in World War I.
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The campaign, although catastrophic for the Turkish side, ultimately made history as the last great victory of the ailing empire and in a way, the first step toward the birth of another country: the Republic of Turkey.
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It was in this chapter of the war the republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proved his mettle as a leader to create a new Turkey from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
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Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
(AA Photo)
Turkey marks the 106th anniversary of its Çanakkale Victory.
