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Feb 19, 2015 · Memorial is an enduring symbol of the friendship forged between Australia and Turkey. A memorial was unveiled in Sydney to commemorate the famous words of former President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who, during a speech in 1934, offered comfort to mothers of Australian soldiers who lost their lives on Turkish soil in the First World War.
Apr 15, 2015 · The 3.8 metre sculpture Seeds Of Friendship, is a Turkish-Australian community project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 2015. It commemorates the close relationship between Australia and Turkey. Commissioned by the Turkish Sub-Branch of the Victorian Returned Services League, the sculpture includes two hand ...
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Feb 28, 2015 · "It's a symbol of forgiveness and it's a symbol of friendship that grew from the war to this day, and it's also an acknowledgement of peace and the goodwill of Australia and Turkey and this is ...
The Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial The Gallipoli legend forms part of our national identity . The relationship which has evolved between Turkey and Australia from 1915 to the present day is fundamental to the ANZAC narrative, a unique connection centred on the respect both forces developed for each other during the 1915 campaign.
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 ...
Apr 21, 2016 · Unlike the Anzac landings in 1915, the invasion of 2015 was marked by Australia's "friendship" with the Turkish people. This sentiment has recently become a pillar of the Anzac legend, both for Australians and their former enemies. Shorn of the horror of combat, the friendly wartime encounters – foes burying one another's dead, soldiers ...
Dec 1, 2022 · Australian War Memorial. Posted on 1 December 2022. The 3.8 metre sculpture Seeds Of Friendship, is a Turkish-Australian community project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 2015. It commemorates the close relationship between Australia and Turkey. Commissioned by the Turkish Sub-Branch of the Victorian Returned ...
