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Istanbul, March 15 (TNS): The 103rd anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Battle of Canakkale, was commemorated during a Turkish Embassy-backed ceremony in capital Islamabad on Thursday, Turkish state run media reported.<\/p>\n
The ceremony to pay tristate-runhe Turkish soldiers who laid down their lives during the battle was held at the NUML University in collaboration with Turkish Embassy and Yunus Emre Institute.<\/p>\n
A big number of students, teachers and academics participated in the event.<\/p>\n
Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Yurdakul was the chief guest on the occasion.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the occasion, Yurdakul said victories won during the Canakkale campaign reshaped the political landscape and forged national identities.<\/p>\n
“The Battle of Canakkale (Gallipoli) was not only a struggle for life, but also a struggle of the youth who died for honor and virtue,” the ambassador said, adding that tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers had been martyred during the historic battle.<\/p>\n
The 1915 battle, which took place in the Canakkale province’s Gallipoli (Gelibolu in Turkish) district, marked a turnaround in favor of the Turks against the Allied forces during World War I.<\/p>\n
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