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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey

Region: Transcontinental country,

located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia

and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe.

Area Total: 783,562 km2
Coast Line: Black Sea, The Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea

Capital: ANKARA

 

A monument commemorating the soldiers and officers of the famous 57th Regiment of the 19th Division, who all were killed during the Battle og Gallipoli

As a sign of respect, there is no 57th Regiment in the modern Turkish army.
The battles at Gallipoli were an eight-month campaign fought by British Empire and French forces against the Ottoman Empire in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war and

to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea.

 

 

Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial, Gelibolu

The Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial (Turkish: Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı) is a war memorial commemorating the service of about 253,000 Turkish soldiers who participated at the Battle of Gallipoli, which took place from April 1915 to December 1915 during the First World War. It is located within the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park on Hisarlık Hill in Morto Bay at the southern end of the Gallipoli peninsula in Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

 

 

Monument to the fallen Turkish soldiers in the First World War in Gallipoli.

 

 

 

 

Ari Burnu Memorial

Words of Atatürk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_cemeteries_and_memorials_on_the_Gallipoli_Peninsula

 

 

Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

The Selimiye Mosque (Turkish: Selimiye Camii) is an Ottoman mosque in the city of Edirne, Turkey.

The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1569 and 1575.

It was considered by Sinan to be his masterpiece and is one of the highest achievements of Islamic architecture.

 

 

Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

 

 

The Tower of Justice, Edirne

 

 

Ottoman complex and hospital built during Sultan Bayezid II's period, Edirne.

 

 

Sultan's Bridge, Edirne

 

 

Kırkpınar is a Turkish oil-wrestling tournament. It is held annually, usually in late June, near Edirne, Turkey since 1346.

Before each bout, the wrestlers pour olive oil over their entire bodies, and the matches take place in an open, grassy field, with the contestants naked except for trousers made of leather,

which extend to just above the knee. Victory is achieved when one wrestler either pins the other to the ground (as in many other forms of wrestling) or lifts his opponent above his shoulders.
It now holds a Guinness World Record for the longest running sports competition.

 

 

Broom master

 

 

 

 

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