Gallipoli Campaign Centenary: The Commemorations

SEDDULBAHIR, TURKEY - APRIL 24:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, waves to supporters as he travels on a bus through the coastal town of Eceabat in Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, on his way to the Gallipoli centenary ceremonies on April 24, 2015 in Eceabat, Turkey. Turkish and Allied powers representatives, as well as family members of those who served, are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign with ceremonies at memorials across the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Gallipoli land campaign, in which a combined Allied force of British, French, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops sought to occupy the Gallipoli Peninsula and the strategic Dardanelles Strait during World War I, began on April 25, 1915 against Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Allies, unable to advance more than a few kilometers, withdrew after eight months. The campaign cost the Allies approximately 50,000 killed and up to 200,000 wounded, the Ottomans approximately 85,000 killed and 160,000 wounded. (Photo by Gokhan Tan/Getty Images)
SEDDULBAHIR, TURKEY - APRIL 24:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, waves to supporters as he travels on a bus through the coastal town of Eceabat in Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, on his way to the Gallipoli centenary ceremonies on April 24, 2015 in Eceabat, Turkey. Turkish and Allied powers representatives, as well as family members of those who served, are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign with ceremonies at memorials across the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Gallipoli land campaign, in which a combined Allied force of British, French, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops sought to occupy the Gallipoli Peninsula and the strategic Dardanelles Strait during World War I, began on April 25, 1915 against Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Allies, unable to advance more than a few kilometers, withdrew after eight months. The campaign cost the Allies approximately 50,000 killed and up to 200,000 wounded, the Ottomans approximately 85,000 killed and 160,000 wounded. (Photo by Gokhan Tan/Getty Images)
Gallipoli Campaign Centenary: The Commemorations
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