Gallipoli

Gallipoli, called Gelibolu in modern Turkish, is a town in northwestern Turkey. The name derives from the Greek Kallipolis, meaning "Beautiful City". It is located on the Gallipoli Peninsula (Gelibolu Yarimadasi), with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east.

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In Australia, New Zealand and Newfoundland, Gallipoli is the name given to the Allied Campaign on the peninsula during World War I, usually known in Britain as the Dardanelles Campaign and in Turkey as the Battle of ?anakkale. This was an attempt to push through the Dardanelles and capture Istanbul. On April 25, 1915 as part of an allied force of British and French troops the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at a small bay at the western end of the Peninsula (today officially called Anzac Cove). The campaign ended in stalemate with the Anzacs being evacuated on December 19, 1915 and the other elements of the invasion force a little later. There were around 180,000 Allied casualties and 220,000 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. Many mementos of the Gallipoli campaign can be seen in the museum at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia.

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The Gallipoli campaign also gave an important boost to the career of Mustafa Kemal, who was at that time a little-known army commander. Kemal exceeded his authority and contravened orders in order to halt the Allied advance and eventually drive them back. He later changed his name to Kemal Atat?rk and became the founder of the modern Turkish state after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

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Gallipoli is the subject of a 1981 movie directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson.

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Gallipoli related Images and Photos (experimental)

Gallipoli German Movie Poster 1981

Landing at Gallipoli Peninsula from Hutchinson's Story of the British Nation c.1920

Yellow Fiat 500 Parked Against Wall Gallipoli