2013-2015 OUR COMMON EUROPEAN ROOTS MEETINGS AND TOPICS 3rd project meeting – 23rd – 28th March 2014 at Özel Çağ Koleji, Mersin, Tarsus, Turkey Topic : “Historical roots: in search of the history that unites us. Great social events”.

2. The Battle of Gallipoli(1915-1916) is a
sea and land war that is during World
War I, between the Ottoman Empire
and the Allies.

3. The Allies wanted to defeat the capital of the
Ottoman Empire (İstanbul), to seize the straits of
the Dardanelles and the strait of İstanbul to open
the path to a safe military and food assistance so
they decided the first target as the straits of the
Dardanelles.

4. The Gallipoli
Campaign cost
the Allies 141,113
killed and
wounded and the
Turks 195,000.
Gallipoli proved
to be the Turks'
greatest victory
of the war.

5. As a result, the
anniversary of the
landings, April 25, is
celebrated as
ANZAC (Australian
and New Zealand
Army Corps) Day
and is both nations'
most significant day
of military
remembrance

6. It was one of the greatest Ottoman victories during
the war and is considered a major Allied failure. The
struggle formed the basis for the Turkish War of
Independence and the founding of the Republic of
Turkey eight years later under MUSTAFA KEMAL
ATATÜRK, who first rose to prominence as a
commander at Gallipoli.