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Turkish leaders have paid homage to the "heroism" of Allied troops who lost to forces of the Ottoman Empire 100 years ago at the Battle of Gallipoli.
"All the soldiers who took part in this battle deserve to be commemorated with respect for their bravery," said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a symbolic "summit for peace" in Istanbul on Thursday.

The first world war Gallipoli campaign began on April 25, 1915. It ended in defeat for Allied forces and with more than 100,000 killed.
More than 11,000 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) soldiers lost their lives on the battleground, which is now part of Turkey.
"It was an epic achievement by your ancestors and ours a hundred years ago that has not been forgotten," said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. "The soldiers fought at Canakkale (Dardanelles) with heroism and fell with the same heroism," he added.
"We made war a hundred years ago, but here we are gathered to build peace together, by rejecting the rhetoric of hatred," the Turkish government leader said. "Let us show the new generations that a war can lead to peace."
Twenty world leaders were due to visit the banks of the Dardanelles strait yesterday.
The event will also be attended by Britain's Prince Charles as well as the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand, whose Anzac fighters helped forge their countries' national identities.
Anzac Day remains a day of remembrance in both countries and is marked on April 25.
The international guests will also recall the tens of thousands of Ottoman Empire soldiers and the members of a Franco-British expeditionary force who fell. The battle ended in a costly defeat for the Allies after nine months of fighting along the 80km-long peninsula, but was seen as a key moment in the founding of the modern nation of Turkey.
Erdogan in his speech on Thursday mentioned the continuing conflicts in the Middle East, which he said were the results of the powers victorious at the end of the first world war "drawing borders with a ruler".


Families remember Gallipoli heroes 100 years on

A flower and a picture sit next to the names of Australian soldiers who lost their lives during the Gallipoli campaign.Photo: Reuters

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (left) talks with Prince Charles ahead of 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.Photo: Reuters

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Turkish leaders have paid homage to the "heroism" of Allied troops who lost to forces of the Ottoman Empire 100 years ago at the Battle of Gallipoli.


Families remember Gallipoli heroes 100 years on

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Turkish leaders have paid homage to the "heroism" of Allied troops who lost to forces of the Ottoman Empire 100 years ago at the Battle of Gallipoli.