Çanakkale Savaşı - own composition

The Allied landing and subsequent campaign on the peninsula during World War I is usually known in Britain as the Dardanelles Campaign and in Turkey as the Battle of Çanakkale. In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Newfoundland, the term Gallipoli alone is used to describe the 8 month campaign.

In early 1915 Russia was fighting a multi front war against Germany, Austria/Hungary, and Turkey. While it had a sizable army it struggled to deliver sufficient supplies to the troops. The landings at Gallipoli were an Allied attempt to clear a supply path through the Dardanelles to Russia. This would also assist them by putting pressure on Turkey by threatening Constantinople (now Istanbul). On April 25, 1915, after failed attempts to force a passage through the Dardanelles by naval forces alone, a force of British Empire and French troops landed at multiple places along the peninsula. The battles over the next 8 months saw high casualties on both sides due to the exposed terrain, weather and closeness of the front lines. The invasion forces were successfully blocked by the Turkish troops and the subsequent Allied withdrawal meant the Russians would not be receiving supplies through the Dardanelles.

The battle is often referred to for its successful stealthy evacuation which was completed with minimal casualties. The ANZAC forces completed evacuations by December 19, 1915 and the remaining British elements by January 9, 1916.

Overall, there were around 140,000 Allied casualties and 250,000 Turkish casualties. This campaign has become a "founding myth" for both Australia and New Zealand, and Anzac Day is still commemorated as a holiday in both countries. In fact, it is one of those rare battles that both sides seem to remember proudly. The Turks consider it a great turning point for their (future) nation and Australians and New Zealanders see it as the beginnings of the ANZAC spirit.

Many mementos of the Gallipoli campaign can be seen in the museum at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, and at the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland, New Zealand. This campaign also put a dent in the armour of Winston Churchill, then the First Lord of the Admiralty, who had commissioned the plans to invade the Dardanelles. He talks about this campaign vividly in his memoirs.

The Gallipoli campaign gave an important boost to the career of Mustafa Kemal, who was at that time a little-known army commander, but was later promoted to Pasha. Kemal halted and eventually repelled the Allied advance, exceeding his authority and contravening orders to do so. His famous speech "I do not command you to fight, I command you to die. In the time it will take us to die we can be replenished by new forces" shows his courageous and determined personality. He went on to found the modern Turkish state after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

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[ruh1000]

@pervazeshaheen.. last cause of unity among muslims,You say , was it not the arabs side with the British and killed 1000s of MUSILM TURKS. and you talk about unity among muslims ATATURK IS RIGHT IN SAYING TURKS HAVE NO FRIEND THE ONLY FRIEND IS ANOTHER TURK.

[dedehakan]

"those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives! you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country therefore rest in pecae. there is no difference between the johnnies and mehmet's to us where they lie side here in this country of ours. you, the mothers!

who sent their sons from far away 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." Mustafa Kemal said to Anzacs warior

[belamyboo1]

Pity there is no respect for the brave soldiers of both sides, what would they think of this petty bickering

[cimbom1905ful]

turkey is strong

[pervazeshaheen]

Ah. wonderful but Muslims got 1 great loss in ww1 which is the loss of Ottomon Empire the last cause of unity among muslims. After that we got a series of losses like Palestine.

[mastercheff1216]

What you talking about the British ripped right through the ottomans in ww1 shame don't worry you just add to our massive list of victories.

[Galatasaryfan]

wow u allies were good in europe but a EPIC FAIL IN THE INVASION OF TURKEY, WE FUKKIN FRIED THREE COUNTRIES FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MGreyWolfM]

Sounds like something off the game deus ex.

[ibrahim01]

PRIDE OF BE A TURK!!!!!!!!!!!

[EfeTarikTube]

Harika Ellerine saglık!