The first cemetery that we visited, at the Brighton Beach end of ANZAC Cove on the edge of the landing zone. Walking through the rows, reading the names and ages of the young men who perished, it's just heartbreaking.
ANZAC Cove
"Those heroes that shed their blood
and lost their lives...
You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country.
Therefore rest in peace.
There is no difference between the Johnnies
and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side
here in this country of ours...
You, the mothers,
who sent their sons from far away countries
wipe away your tears,
your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace.
After having lost their lives on this land they have
become our sons as well."
- Ataturk 1934
The Sphinx - a landmark named by the ANZACs during the campaign.
The ANZAC Memorial at North Beach.
A statue of a Turkish soldier who rescued an ANZAC soldier - they say that he picked up the injured man in no mans land and returned him to the ANZAC side during a battle.
Lone Pine - The Australian Memorial.
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