Çanakkale: On Gallipoli Campaign’s trail

Each year thousands of Australians, New Zealanders, British, Indian and French citizens visit Gallipoli to commemorate their ancestors who lost their lives in the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. After the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915, the peace and friendship bridge established between Turkey, Australia and New Zealand strengthens. Like every year, there is great excitement also this year in countries that fought in Turkey. The Anzacs, an abbreviation for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, prepare meticulously for the memorial events and make intense efforts for the unforgettable ceremonies to be held on April 24-25 on the Çanakkale Peninsula. April 25, the beginning date of the Gallipoli Land Campaign, is a national holiday in Australia and New Zealand. Every year on this date, acknowledge by Anzacs as the beginning of the process of becoming a nation, tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders visit Gallipoli. The visitors gathered at Anzac Bay spend the night connecting April 24 to the following day, here. They are here at around 4:30 a.m. to commemorate the beginning of the military landing. Both Australia and New Zealand media closely follow the ceremonies. Australia officially requested Turkey to increase the capacity of the ceremonial ground in the Anzac bay, located in the Gallipoli Peninsula National Park.