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Click PLAY to listen in English “THE BAND PLAYED WALTZING MATILDA”  The song tells the story of an Australian Anzac soldier who went to Gallipoli and was crippled. It is the unofficial national anthem of Australia. 

Click PLAY to listen in English Burhan Felek World War Burhan Felek, who lived between 1889 and 1982 and was known as “Sheikhü’l- muharririn” because he wrote nonstop almost all his life, was invited to serve when the winds of … Devamı

Click PLAY to listen in English THERE IS A DEEP-ROOTED BOND BETWEEN OUR CLUB AND ÇANAKKALE  The name of the boat of one of our presidents Prof Dr. Süleyman Dirvana was Seddülbahir and the name of the boat of our … Devamı

Asbach Cognac advertisement showing a German and a Turkish officer, 1915 On cool autumn nights, field post with “Asbach-Cognac” – a much appreciated gift. Private brand: Asbach “Uralt” old German Cognac At the Dardanelles Brennerei Rüdesheim am Rhein Rüdesheim Distillery … Devamı

Click PLAY to listen in English FISH KILLED IN BOMBARDMENT  Bombardments and exploding mines killed many fish in the Dardanelles. Anzac, French and British cooks, who were keen on seafood, left the war and collected these dead fish. They used … Devamı

Click PLAY to listen in English ARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUES STOLEN FROM THE GALLIPOLI PENINSULA  On April 25th, 1915, at the end of the second day following the Allied landings at Gallipoli, French troops landed in the vicinity of the ancient city … Devamı

STORY symbol-EXPLANATIONS TrenchesLiaison CablesWire Fences/Barriers Machine Gun PositionsSheltersObservation Positions Projectors 29TH BATTALION, 1ST REGIMENT, 1ST BATTALION, FRENCH DIVISION MAY 6th-8th, 1915 HAND DRAWN TACTICAL SKETCH SHOWING THE PLAN OF ATTACK DURING THE SECOND BATTLE OF KYRTE General Hamilton, who realised that the Alçıtepe … Devamı

Click PLAY to listen in English IN 1934 ATATURK’S WORDS FOR THE ANZAC SOLDIERS  Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal commanded the 19th Turkish Infantry Regiment during the fighting at Arıburnu and resisted the Anzac raid. Seventy years after the battles, the … Devamı

Click PLAY to listen in English GENERAL GOURAUD  “I lost my right arm in battle against the Turks, today I extend my other arm to you as a hand of friendship.”  Henri Joseph Étienne Gouraud (November 17th, 1867 – September … Devamı

Click PLAY to listen in English HENRY MOSELEY: A NOBEL NOMINEE WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN WAR Moseley, who discovered the atomic number, which forms the basis of the modern periodic table, proved that the properties of elements are related … Devamı