The Turkish Memorial at Anzac Cove (Ari Burna) inscribed with the words of Kemal Ataturk
Anzac Cove is a small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. It became famous as the site of World War I landing of the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) on 25 April 1915. The cove is a mere 600 metres (2,000 ft) long, bounded by the headlands of Ari Burnu to the north and Little Ari Burnu, known as Hell Spit, to the south. Following the landing at Anzac Cove, the beach became the main base for the Australian and New Zealand troops for the eight months of the Battle of Gallipoli. One of the memorials at Anzac Cove is inscribed with words by Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish commander and later head of the Turkish Government:. "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives… You are now living in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace, after having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well." Ataturk, 1934
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Location: Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
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