Favorites - Ruins & Memorials<br> Turkey 2008

This is a collection of "some" favorite photos from my May 2008 visit to Turkey that included sightseeing in and around İzmir and a side trip to the Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Peninsula to visit the monuments and memorials of the World War I Gallipoli Campaign. During the side trip, we toured other interesting places as well - some I had been to before (such as Ayvalık); others were new to me (such as Assos/Behramkale). If you would like to see a pictorial journal of my trip, please browse the individual location galleries also located on this site.

Anzac Cove Loop - Gelibolu (Gallipoli Peninsula):<br />
Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı (Respect for Mehmetçik Monument) on the Anzac Cove Loop features a Turkish soldier (Mehmetçik is a nickname associated with all Turkish soldiers) carrying a Johnnie. The inspiration for the monument came from a speech given by the (then) Australian Governor General Lord Richard Casey, when he visited Çanakkale in 1967. Casey, who served at Gallipoli as a lieutenant, told of how in the heat of the battle, a Turkish soldier carried a wounded British soldier from his trench over to the Allied trench only meters away and, leaving him with his comrades, returned to his own lines.A closer look at the figure of Mehmetçik carrying a wounded Johnnie.

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Anzac Cove Loop - Gelibolu (Gallipoli Peninsula):
Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı (Respect for Mehmetçik Monument) on the Anzac Cove Loop features a Turkish soldier (Mehmetçik is a nickname associated with all Turkish soldiers) carrying a Johnnie. The inspiration for the monument came from a speech given by the (then) Australian Governor General Lord Richard Casey, when he visited Çanakkale in 1967. Casey, who served at Gallipoli as a lieutenant, told of how in the heat of the battle, a Turkish soldier carried a wounded British soldier from his trench over to the Allied trench only meters away and, leaving him with his comrades, returned to his own lines.A closer look at the figure of Mehmetçik carrying a wounded Johnnie.

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Favorites - Ruins & Memorials<br> Turkey 2008

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