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I realized that the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign was a turning point in the destiny of the Turkish nation. Our soldiers worked unbelievable miracles while defying the odds, deprivation and poor conditions...
To remind current generations the memories of our young martyrs. To keep those soldiers' remnants alive, who became the seeds of a prideful independent nation by defending every corner of the motherland to the last drop of blood…
To remind all nations whose martyrs came from Australia and all other countries (ANZACS), how valuable humanity and peace are today, and to depict the importance of peace by emphasizing how inhumane war is….
For all those young people who were made to come from far away countries, such as Australia and New Zealand that were ruled under British dominion to fight in a foreign land and who lost their lives for reasons they would never know…
For the positive understanding that started between two opposite groups of soldiers at the frontline, and in time developed into a friendship between nations…
To be able to obtain the hope for world peace and keep the memories of the terrifying savageness of war fresh in people’s minds…
To express our respect for those almost-mythical heroic stories of Canakkale Wars/Gallipoli Campaign.
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