Turkiye marks 107th anniversary of Canakkale victory

Baku, March 18, AZERTAC

Turkiye on Friday observed the Canakkale Victory and Martyrs' Day, which marks the anniversary of a key 1915 victory during World War I, according to Anadolu Agency.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan commemorated the soldiers killed during the campaign, saying that the Battle of Gallipoli was a "testimony to the bravery of our nation."

"The Canakkale Land Battles are a great heroic epic which displays our nation's highest virtues of patriotism, sacrifice, and courage," he said.

Saying that the victory in Canakkale is significant not only for Turkiye but also for far-flung regions of the Balkans, Middle East and other places, Erdogan said: "Canakkale expresses our shared fellowship."

"Along with our own children, I would like to see the youth of the Balkans and Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia all come along here to get to know about their ancestors," Erdogan added.

Tens of thousands of soldiers died in one of the world's most ferocious battles 106 years ago, in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

The battle took place between April 25, 1915 and Jan. 9, 1916.