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Atatürk Memorial. New Zealand has numerous First World War memorials. Many record deaths at Gallipoli Peninsula, the site of the unsuccessful invasion of Turkey in April 1915 which caused heavy losses on both sides. Gallipoli has since been seen as the cradle of New Zealand’s nationhood. But there has been little recognition that it was also ...
Jan 30, 2015 · Kemal Ataturk Memorial. Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal (1881 - 1938) commander of the 19th Infantry Division, led the Turkish Troops who resisted the ANZAC soldiers advancing from the Ari Burnu landings at Gallipoli. As the founder and first president of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is regarded as 'the father of the nation'.
Jul 11, 2022 · The sculpture commemorates Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, commander in chief of Turkish forces in Gallipoli during World War One. Kemal Ataturk was commander of the 19th Division, the main reserve of the Turkish Fifth Army, at Gallipoli in 1915 which opposed the ANZAC landing in April. His superb grasp of strategy and ability to inspire his troops by ...
A memorial to Ataturk, founder of Turkey and defender of Gallipoli in 1915. The site is geographically very similar to the actual site of ANZAC landing in Gallipoli. A must see for every Australian and New Zealander interested in their own history. Any Turk, coming to this part of the world should visit it as well.
Feb 19, 2015 · On 19 February 2015, a ceremony was held outside the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park south to unveil a plaque recognising Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s words of comfort to the Anzac mothers who lost their sons in Gallipoli during the Great War in 1915. The plaque has been erected in this location on a temporary basis. This plaque acknowledges the enduring friendship forged between the people of Turkey ...
Ataturk Channel. Attaturk Channel or Attaturk Entrance is a wide, deep water channel connecting King George Sound to Princess Royal Harbour, allowing large ships access to the heart of Albany. The channel itself is navigable year round thanks to Point King Lighthouse. King George Sound is occasionally used as an anchorage for large ships ...
Chunuk Bair (Conk Bayiri in Turkish) was the first objective of the Allied landing in April 1915, and is now the site of of this cemetery and memorial, and the Conkbayırı Atatürk Anıtı, a huge statue of the Turkish hero Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk), leader of the Ottoman 57th Regiment.
