Today is the 99th anniversary (2015 will be the 100th) of the Gallipoli Campaign (Çanakkale Cehepsi in Turkish). In April 25, 1915, forces of the British Empire (Britain, Australia, India, New Zealand, Canada and Malta) and France launched an attack on the Turkish Straits, starting with the Gallipoli Peninsula. After 8 months of hard fighting, the Ottomans led by Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Atatürk) defeated the Allied forces in January 9, 1916. Hasanistan recognizes April 25th as a day of mourning.
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