From across the seas our soldiers came and fought and died.
It is the battle we all knew as Gallipoli - The day which became ANZAC DAY.
But what have we lost since then? Something we once grasped, yet remember no more...
The Bond between Australian and Turkish soldiers - what was and will be today... Friendship for Life.
The amazing words of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1934 reminds us of an unbreakable friendship between the two opposing sides and leads us across the globe to discover its modern power and relevance.
"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."
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First President and Founder of the Turkish Republic
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| MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK - 1934 |
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