WWI Memorials & History

Gallipoli

A place of pilgrimage and reflection, the Gallipoli Peninsula honours the fallen of the 1915 WWI campaign amid peaceful pine-clad shores.

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Gallipoli

The Gallipoli Peninsula is one of the most moving places in Turkey. Here, during the First World War, hundreds of thousands of Allied and Ottoman soldiers fought and fell along these quiet shores. Today the battlefields are a place of peace and remembrance, dotted with immaculately kept cemeteries and memorials at ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair.

Walking the preserved trenches and reading the heartfelt words of Atatürk to grieving mothers leaves a lasting impression on every visitor. Especially significant for Australian, New Zealand and Turkish travellers, Gallipoli is a profound stop, easily combined with nearby Troy.