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Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı

The Respect to Mehmetçik Memorial is a monument in the Gallipoli peninsula, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. It is located in the Eceabat district of Çanakkale Province in the southern end of Albayrak heights within the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site which is facing the Anzac Cove. Mehmetçik is a common name given to soldiers in a war, akin to G.I. in the US.

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Historic Sites in Eceabat

Lancashire Landing Cemetery

Eceabat

Helles Anıtı

Eceabat

Pink Farm Cemetery

Eceabat

Redoubt Cemetery

Eceabat

Sargıyeri Şehitliği

Eceabat

Seyit Onbaşı Anıtı

Eceabat

Arıburnu Memorial

Eceabat

Azmak Mezarlığı Anıtı

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Albayrak Sırtı

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Chatham's Post

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Sappers Post

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Brighton Beach

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Lonesome Pine

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Lone Pine Memorial

1.1 km · The Lone Pine Memorial in Eceabat, Çanakkale, commemorates over 4,900 Australian and New Zealand soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. The memorial is located within the Lone Pine Cemetery, one of the sites of the fiercest fighting, inside the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park. Visitors can access the cemetery via the main entrance with a wheelchair and can visit the memorial at any time.

Dead Man's Field

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Browns Dip

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Hell Spit

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Arı Burnu

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Plugge's Plateau

2.0 km · Plugge's Plateau, located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, is a hill 100 meters above sea level, named after Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Plugge, commander of the Auckland Battalion. It was captured by the 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade on April 25, 1915. Turkish soldiers called it Hain Tepe (Treacherous Hill) due to the effect of the artillery battery located there. The Arıburnu Memorial (319 m) and Ari Burnu (360 m) are within walking distance.

Arıburnu Memorial

2.2 km · Arıburnu Memorial is a historic site located in Eceabat, Çanakkale. This is the area where Anzac forces first landed on the morning of April 25, 1915, during the Gallipoli land battles. The memorial features a poignant inscription attributed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, commemorating the soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Arıburnu also contains a cemetery established in 1915, housing 252 Commonwealth soldiers, predominantly Australians. Within walking distance are Ari Burnu (81 m) and Plugge's Plateau (319 m).

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Ocean Beach

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Ari Burnu

2.2 km · Ari Burnu in Çanakkale is a historic site on the Gallipoli Peninsula, sometimes known as the First ANZAC Landing Place. It was a main landing zone for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops during the Gallipoli Campaign on April 25, 1915. The Ari Burnu Cemetery was established in 1915 during World War I and houses the graves of 252 Commonwealth soldiers. The Ari Burnu Memorial features a quote attributed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Arıburnu Memorial (81 m) and Plugge's Plateau (360 m) are within walking distance.

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Kabatepe Feribot İskelesi

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Mesudiye Topu

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Düz Tepe 10. Alay Cephesi

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Fisherman's Hut

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Siperler

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The Apex

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Chunuk Bair Yeni Zelanda Anıtı

4.1 km · The Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, is one of four New Zealand memorials on the Gallipoli Peninsula, built in 1925 by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to commemorate New Zealand soldiers whose graves are unknown. The memorial bears the names of 849 soldiers and was designed by architect S. Hurst Seager as a 20.5-meter-high tapering stone pylon. Nearby, the New Zealand Memorial is 32 meters away, and the Statue of Mustafa Kemal at Chunuk Bair is 38 meters away.