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Why didn't you draw Mustafa Kemal with blue eyes and light yellow (very blonde) hair/moustache. That represents his real appearance more than the black hair black moustache black eyes you drew.
To understand the sheer scale of human loss experienced by the Turks: the most elite *highschool* within the Ottoman Empire: the Imperial Lycee Galatasaray, had NO graduates in the year 1916. An entire generation of skilled young people was lost to battle.
Similar to the UK where all villages apart from a handful of "thankful villages" lost some or most of their young men. WW1 was a near pointless war that causes so much destruction and suffering. Rest in peace to all of the heroes that fought.
Salute to my Turkish brothers from Australia, Turkiye's founder Ataturk always paid us the greatest respect, We too pay this respect back in kind. "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 faraway 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." -Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1934
4 Interesting facts: 1.The original German flags of Goben and Breslau can still be found as they were kept by the Turks. 2. There is a photo of Field Marshal Baron William Birdwood, who fought in Gallipoli against Ataturk, who came to his funeral standing up and saluting Ataturks casket despite his condition. 3. Ataturk and Stanley Bruce ,ex-Prime Minister of Australia who fought at Gallipoli, developed a mutual respect for each other. From a 2007 documentary: Until the day he died, Stanley Melbourne Bruce kept two photographs in his study-one of his wife and one of Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish state. After the League of Nations Montreux conference in 1936, Atatürk presented Bruce with a gold cigarette case, which he treasured for the rest of his life. 4. Corporal Seyit, a corporal in the ottoman army, is said to have carried three artillery shells each weighing 276 kg to the 240/35 mm gun and enabled it to continue firing on the Allied Fleet after the crane was disabled,hitting HMS Ocean causing it to drift into a mine and sink. He survived the war and lived until 1939 as a miner, there’s a statue of him today.
@@EduardoDistassisoldiers and the people who often suffered were always Turks. While non muslims of the empire were accepted into palace with high ranks, Turks were banned from getting proper education and having large farmlands due to the fear of some other Turkic family might challenge the Ottoman dynasty of their throne. For years we Turks have suffered during the ottoman times. We were only needed when there was a field to be sowed and reaped or there was a war to be fought and die for.
"Düşman çok diye niçin korkacağız? Sayımız az diye niçin yenilecekmişiz ki? Saldıralım dedim. saldırdık, talan ettik. Ertesi günü üzerimize ateş gibi kızmış halde geldiler. Savaştık. Onların iki kanadı bizim yarımızdan fazlaydı. Tanrı lütfettiği için onlar çok diye korkmadık, savaştık" Orhun yazıtları, tonyukuk yazıtı: ikinci taş - batı yüzü
"At that night, there were only two of us in the building, anzak soldiers were closing up, there were at least 100 of them. we coundnt let them through, but if they knew we were alone, they would storm on us. so we opened fire while switching windows after every one or two shot, until they were gone." Bluffing had such a crutial role between 1914-1922.
Reminds me of the story behind “El Cinco De Nobyembre” here in the Philippines where a general managed to fool and even drove the Spanish colonists away using fake cannons and rifles with a couple of real guns.
@@larryalvares1369 Well actually you see, since the French forces were not feeding on British cuisine like the British and Anzac troops, it was a much better experience.
Often overlooked and underrated part of WWI history, the Gallipoli Campaign was essentially a D-Day-style operation-only this time, the defenders emerged victorious.
It hits a bit different when you remember Churchill was one of the officials in charge&planning of Gallipoli landings. He probably used his experiences to plan D-Day more carefully.
@@asdasd-fp7bsplan d-day? Churchill in WW2 went all mederanian southern plan again and started the invasion of Sicily where after “scouting mission” the U.S. “supporting army” would conquer 70-80% of the island. And then they invaded Italy under Churchills request. By Germany’s surrender they still had holdouts in parts of north Italy
@@asdasd-fp7bs It destroyed Churchill's career till he could restore it at the start of WW2 so it was traumatic to him. He opposed D-Day thinking it would lead to a similar disaster. They had to go behind him with Americans to do it. Understandable considering this one was his creation and blew in his hands, burning him.
“The Allies withdrew from the Gallipoli Peninsula in January 1916. After six months of continuous fighting, the Allies had lost over forty four thousand men, and the Turkish twice that number, no ground was gained at all by the British. While the campaign did divert large Turkish forces away from the Russians, it was a military disaster, unifying and motivating the Ottomans instead of defeating them. Winston Churchill was demoted, and then resigned from the cabinet, Colonel Mustafa Kemal became the people’s hero, and was later to become the founding father of the Turkish Republic.” - Battlefield 1, after winning the “Gallipoli” operations campaign as the Ottomans.
Here's a perspective: I grew up in Çanakkale, the mother ciy of Gallipoli opposite the strait, and this campaign was enshrined to the fabric of our lives; the year 1915 was a constant in our minds. The sheer scale of human loss and the battle's military & political significance can't be understated from the Turkish perspective. It is often said that Gallipoli was the "prelude" to the Republic of Turkey, marking the campaign's influence on the following years leading up to the Allied invasion of Turkey and the subsequent liberation effort, and of course in strengthening Kemal's role as a charismatic figure on his way to become the frontman of the republican revolution. If Çanakkale wasn't a success, the entire course of WWI would drastically change, among many other things. The battle is often treated as *the* defining "Legend" of Gallipoli in Turkish discourse, as nearly all other fronts resulted in humiliating Ottoman defeats, but the one we faced the greatest enemy power was a triumph, albeit a costly one in human lives.
Well to be fair, don't forget the Siege of Kut in the Mesopotamia Front which resulted in the capture of a whole British Army in 1916. I would say the Ottomans were definitely competent especially when compared to the Austro-Hungarians though they too did get humbled hard in the Caucasus by the Russians
@@dragonflyc1967 Ottomans beat russian army 110.000 death and ottomans claim over caucaus against armenians for brest of livosk treaty he is and siege of kut 45.000 British lose over this.
People often forgot that the Ottomans was arguably the second most important member of the Centrao Powers and were a lot more competent than the Austro-Hungarians during WW1 even with all of their issues. Gallipoli ensured Russia's revolution and their resistance against the British eased Germany's burden quite significantly.
Its all because of that “sick man of Europe” gossip and Ottoman defeat in Balkan Wars, The Entente really underestimated the Ottoman capabilities while the Ottoman army and state hivemind was indeed hoping for a way to show that they still have the warrior in them, even Araturk himself was still mourning for loss of Balkan Wars, in the eyes of Ottomans, Balkan was the core of the empire. Regardless, Ottoman Empire was still a 600 years old warrior empire that is known with its might on the battlefields, they were still the third biggest land force in the Europe, and obviously they were not going down without a fight. That fight was Gallipoli… Fortunately for the Turks, the spirit of Gallipoli ignited the new Turkish struggle, and once again the Turks came out victorious by defeating all the invading forces. Ps: Also ironic sick man of europe is nowadays considered not even Europe anymore lol.
''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.'' -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Lol, there is a statue about Austrian soldier holding a head of Turk in Vienna Yet still, Entente forces are called hero by Turkey 😅 despite them being invader and there were even bombing field hospitals
For the Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli Campaign was a decisive victory. It not only halted the Allied advance but also boosted morale among Ottoman forces and citizens. Mustafa Kemal’s leadership during the campaign elevated him to national prominence and set the stage for his future role in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. The victory at Gallipoli also solidified the Ottomans’ defensive posture in the Balkans and the Middle East. However, it did not change the overall trajectory of the war, as the Ottoman Empire continued to face internal and external challenges. The campaign, while a military success, did not prevent the eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the war. In Turkey, Gallipoli is viewed as a symbol of resistance and national pride. The event marked the emergence of Mustafa Kemal as a national hero, and it became an essential part of the Turkish War of Independence narrative. It also played a key role in the formation of Turkish national identity, as the successful defense against the Allies was seen as a victory against foreign imperialism.
it is seen as a victory against foreign imperliasm while at the same time turkey was literally an empire that oppressed the other ethnicities inside it?
@@gigachad7961to be fair in ww1 the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes no longer a EMPIRE and if we go with your logic then British should not be proud of there great victory in the battle of Britain in ww2 because the British government wes oppressing and commit GENOCIDE in Bengal are the Soviet Russian must not be proud of there victory in Stalingrat because they were FUCKING oppressing and GENOCIDEING the UKRAINIANS CRAMIAN TATAR KAZAK KURGZ UZBEK TAJIKS BALLITIC and MORE
I visited Gallipoli last year in Turkey on the way to visit the ancient city of Troy and the amount of memorials to both the Turks and the Australians were incredible and surprising. There were so many Australian flags as means of respect to the Allied Forces and we even meet and saw a few Australians visiting their ancestors who died in the campaign. Very touching and inspiring.
Gallipoli is a deeply sad campaign and I always cry almost on every annual whenever watch something about it and imagine the atmosphere, most of the menpower the british and french had were taken from australian and new zealand army corps, soldiers fighting in foreign lands and don't even know why or who they are attacking at, or for or with, while the turkish people trying to defend their homeland in very poor conditions, not knowing if this will ever end and they'd be succesful. That's what it makes very sad and hard for both sides even though they are enemy to each other, it is a nightmare. I want to go to Çanakkale(where gallipoli campaign mainly took stage) to visit both the known and unknown graves of my turkish ancestors and anzac soldiers lost their lives in our holy lands not knowing what what was really all that about. Wanna touch the ground, grab some soil once covered with blood and feel all that sacrifice and pain if I get that chance to visit there...
Ottomans just did not lose land on Balkan wars, these "lands" were their main core. Anatolia was, in a sense, what Ireland was to the empire, bread basket and conscript base. All the investments, developed cities, military schools trade centers lost in Balkan wars and in following clashes. Mustafa Kemal himself was born in Selanik, which ended up in Greece. Anatolia didn't even had proper railroads and inland anatolia was just a collective of small towns and villages that was built in a vast moorland. So, it broke the empire. Imagine British Empire had only left with Ireland and Manchester in its hands. That is the sense of that similarity. Ottomans were a Balkan Empire.
The Turks never belonged in the Balkans just like the Arabs did not belong in Spain, unfortunately a small part of Turkey is still in Europe... Even in this video they say that 30.000 civilians were evacuated because they could help the enemy, thats how Turkish the Balkans were
Had the happy opportunity to study with this Turkish old friend of mine. Our stupid East/West class arguments soon came to an end as we used to play soccer together in D.C Washington neighborhood. He told me about Galatasay and I could share some Brazilian soccer moves, back then. We had been int´l students back in late 1980s early 90s. Because of him, not only myself, but all of our classmates could learn a lot about Turkish History as well as about the Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). After 30 some years after, I sincerely hope he´s doing just fine. You know, distances, time and other aspects made us all students apart to our own businesses. Thanks for posting this masterpiece, as it is as clear as cristal understanding how the Otomans got themselves in the WW1.Before that it had been a puzzle for me to comprehend.
Asad Pasha was uzbek ethnicity in this war. and I'm very happy for helping to brothers and Turkish ENVER PASHA helped in Emirate of Bukhara against soviet occupation Thank you Turkiye we are REAL Brothers ♥🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Ottomans fought pretty well untill 1917. They managed to cross Sinai 2 times and attacked Suez Canal. They captured an entire British garrison in Kut including generals. However their resources did not match their motivation for a war of that scale. After 1917, even Russian Revolution relieved armies in Ottoman Eastern Front, it was defeat after defeat.
The funny thing about WW1 the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans were at war with each other for centuries and both their reigns ended with them allied with each other. Poetic in some way
Great work, thank you. I just want to add two important information about Mustafa Kemal. He was just 33 years old at Gallipoli and not a paşa. Militarily, paşa means the rank mirliva (one star general) and up. His rank was kaymakam, (liutenant colonel). That makes his request of gathering all units around under his command, which makes roughly a division, very impressive. Even calling Liman von Sanders, a marshall directly really necessitates a lot of courage regarding the military etiquette of the time.
@@tylermorrison420the lack of knowledge, arogance of own country's superiority, thinking that it will not happen to me, historical own victories before, the oposing countries' loses before or just simple own incompetence. Reasons are many.
@@tylermorrison420 when your special military opperation becomes a 2 yrs war. it is reasonable to not expect to much. when you much vaunted SAM network proves incapable of defending itself . should I go on
@@jukeseyablewhile I'd like to agree with you and I do to a certain degree we can't understate how badly Ukraine was being beaten in the beginning of the war before the US and NATO began supplying them with more advanced defensive systems.
In the Gallipoli front, Mustafa Kemal was saved by a pocket watch. And then he went on and formed the republic. That would have been the perfect advertisement material for the watch 😄
The “I promise you death” speech was done while soldier’s morale were at the bottom when it was winter with no food far away from their kids and wives and afterwards gave them the morale leading to the succession in the battle. What a great and brave man they are who lost their lives for the next generations. They will never be forgotten.
Because the TURKS new that if they lost this battle it is game over for the TURKS because there is no were that TURKS can retrieve they have lost all of there European terrorists except for EDIRNE and ISTANBUL they lost CENTRAL ASIA CARCASSES too so the TURKS WER fitting for their existing
''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 faraway 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.'' -Ataturk, 1934
If you are interested in the Ottomans during the war, I'd recommend a book called "the peace to end all peace" by David Frompkin. It does talk about Gallipoli, but also the Arab revolution, the Sykes-Picot agreement, and the treaty of sévres.
My grand-grandfather from my father-side fought in Gallipoli and he always told the story; he said that there are armies (? I don’t know the English for a part of army) of soldiers, which attacked and after vanished completely. And he saw multiple of these armies that contained hundred of soldiers. After that he charged as well and got wounded from his arm. He is a war veteran which we call “gazi”. My grand-grandfather from my mother-side fought in Yemen and he got shrapnel wounds all over his legs. Proud of our fallen soldiers; we owe everything to them, and proud of my ancestors that defended the heartland. Legend of Gallipoli is a lesson that who tries to capture the Turkish heartland would suffer heavy casualties and won’t be able to accomplish. Let us never experience days like those, let the world prosper in peace, and let the imperialists suffer! Also, the heroes who lost their lives in Gallipoli and WW1 (every soldier) let them rest in peace; everybody knows that WW1 was a travesty and every soldier who fought in this bloody war, was a lost soldier; was forced to be there. Damn the war!
“And lets face it, you’re not all that great. You tossed away lives in Gallipoli like if they were scraps off your plate! You should be ashamed of your military honor!” Theodore Roosevelt
Id say theodore Roosevelt did not take it right before the war us the ottomans have been plauged by revulotions and rebelions and after that we won against the biggest armata in the world at that time id say all our sacrifices were justified.
@@svd2129 He's referring to Epic Rap Battles of History, a parody channel that puts historical and fictional characters against each other in funny rap battles. So no Roosevelt never said that irl and even that parody is between him and Churchill
14:15 that's why Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan had a huge popularity in Turkey after his final charge against Marleyan titans. That scene was interpreted as a reference to Atatürk by the Turks.
@@NickAndriadzeyou can hate Enver Pasha (as you should, for obvious genocide), but not the brave defenders of Gallipoli completely two separate entities
That was a Magnificent ending quote ❤❤. Though sadly if just showcases the tragedy of war and what could have been in alternate world without ww1. Perhaps the soldiers fighting each coulc have been friends or acquaintances with greater communication possible between Allied countries' peoples and the people of the Ottoman Empire.
As a Turkish historian, most of it can be considered correct, but there are points that are missed, especially regarding Limon Van Sanders. The subject is deep and detailed, but if you read Mustafa Kemal's telegrams of that period, Limon Von Sanders' mistakes, whims and indifference could have made the war impossible for us. He also gave the command of Anafartalar to Mustafa Kemal Pasha after he had to. We don't remember him very well.
as a Turk who knows the events that occurred in the campaign, the foreshadowing at the beginning is crazy. Surprised how the fact that Mustafa Kemal Paşa was hit by a shrapnel explosion and almost died but was saved by his pocket watch, not being mentioned is sad
As a Turk, Gallipoli, or with it's Turkish version, Gelibolu means mourning for us. 3 different highschools had no graduates because of the loss. Their students were dead. Our soliders were not soliders at all, no, they were children. Their ages were 15 to 19. Literal children. War is hell.
The National War Memorial in Canberra, years ago, had an exhibition with two letters written by privates to their mothers, one from the ANZACs, one from the Ottoman army. They're almost identical, talking about how bad the conditions were, how their friends had died, and how they wished they could go home.
During the naval phase Ottoman minelaying officier placed mines parallel to the coastline. So when ships were advancing and contacted a mine their avoiding manevuers caused them to trigger more mines. It was a smart move.
Your english perspective didn’t talk about Ottoman war ships Osmaniye and Reşadiye which captured by British government in Southhampton in 1914 before the start of WWI.Ottoman government paid as a Golds for these warships build to Great Britain.But English goverment didn’t deliver to these ships to Ottomans.Also They built warships for Greeks,but they delivered to Greeks.That’s why Ottoman empire didn’t want to sided with British empire.
I come from a military family, thus been raised in a rather nationalist and militarist environment. Gallipoli, Turkish War of Independence, Korean War, 1974 Cyprus Wars were always topics discussed between extended family members after dinners. While I do not share the entirety of the ideas and views which were shared on those tables; I can clearly state that there were few good words for our neighbor across the Aegean sea, and the one in the Caucasus, right between us and Azerbaijan. But I can assure you that there was never an ill word for the ANZACs. We (me and my cousins) were raised to respect their bravery in battle and honor their fallen. Now in my 40s, whenever I visit Çanakkale I make sure to visit their graves and offer my prayer; just as I do for our martyrs. It is a strange dichotomy for some, but we respect and revere ANZAC troops as the "Honorable Foe". As our great leader has said; they are in our bosom now, they are ours to revere and to respect.
As a WWI buff thanks for this. I don't really think the allies knew how close the Ottomans were to collapsing. It has a great deal of national pride in Turkey but also in Australia and New Zealand. Those men on both sides were basically forced to die for no reason. I thought the quote at the end was very eerie. You have a leader saying how noble it was for these mother's sons to die as months before he was sending them into a meat grinder knowing they were going to die.
The families of the fallen ANZAC soldiers wanted to take their children's bodies back to their homeland or, at the very least, have the locations of their graves identified. However, the families of the ANZAC soldiers were not wealthy enough to come and locate their children's graves or bring them back. Most didn’t even know where their children had died. These words were spoken to mothers who had lost their sons in the war, as a response to a letter written by one of them to Atatürk. Gazi Mustafa Kemal said these words to ease the pain of these mothers. Atatürk was highly educated and proponent of peace person. These are the kind of profound words one would expect from someone like him. A leader with a heart capable of leaving behind hostilities and seeing the tears of a mother.
If you enjoy the history behind the battle I highly recommend visiting "Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War" in New Zealand. It's an amazing, informative and heart breaking temporary museum there.
A whole generation died in this war. Even 16 football players from Turkey's three biggest teams, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, died in the war. As usual, many well-educated, talented young people died for the political interests of arrogant old people.
Long live İttihat ve Terakki. Thanks to these heroic officers, today's Türkiye was established. They had only one motto, and that was "Resistance against oppression"
1:58 bro I didnt watch the all video but how did u make abdulhamit brown his father is turkish with italian and greek blood and his mother is Caucasian
To truly understand what was happening on Ottoman side we should look at the timeline. Turks have been on the defensive since 1683 and gradually losing territory in Europe. The empire was in constant struggle againist major European powers. Ottomans always had to fight againist a few European countries together in war. Just a close look at 50 years leading to Gallipoli: Russo-Ottoman war 1878,Italian invasion of Libya 1911, Balkan wars 1912.All these wars caused significant territory and loss of human life. Things didn't end in gallipoli for the turks afterwards ww1 was lost,Istanbul was invaded turks kept fighting in Anatolia until final victory in 1922. This was accomplished againist major european powers. So all can be considered as a long lasting struggle until collapse of the empire. There were only short times of peace or cease fire. This is one of the main reasons why turks are so patriotic. Our country didn't start as a colony, we didn't ask for independence from someone, we didn't vote for independence and asked if we could be independent. We fought and won againist overwhelming odds. Turkish victory was a glimmer of hope for Muslims. At that time all Muslim countries were colonies. Gandhi,Fidel,Lenin were admirers of Ataturk.
Three brothers of my grandfather's father and four brothers of my great-grandmother were martyred in this war. He told my father many war stories. It is not known how much of it is true, but it is a medal of honor on the wall of our house. I think it confirms a lot of stories. I would like to end my sentence with the words of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. "War is murder unless the life of a nation is in danger." In this war, other mothers' children remained underground. May he rest in peace with our underground children.
interesting fact when britain and france started the naval operation in gallipoli churchil gave the code name Agamemnon and gave their Battleshi the name Achilles because gallipoli is the place where the TROJAN WAR took place when ATATURK herd about this plan he said these words my opponent Churchill is in a hurry to become the new Agamemnon but in me he will not find his Priam
How many wasted lives? How many dreams did fade away? Broken promises, they won't be coming home Oh, mothers wipe your tears Your sons will rest a million years Found their peace at last As foe turned to friend and forgive And they knew they'd die GALLIPOLI!
The order "I don't order you to attack, I order you to die." sounds better when you understand the concept behind it. The order wasn't just running at the enemies until they shoot, which sound badass but not practical. The Turkish soldiers were out of ammo, so when they returned to battle, following Mustafa Kemal's order they fixed their bayonets, and waited on the high ground, which led Allied troops to believe that the Turks were getting ready for a bayonet charge, so they naturally prepared for that, slowing them down. If the high ground Turks were holding was seized by Allied troops, Turkish reinforcement wouldn't be able to push them back, so it was crucial to hold.
9:45 The idea behind that defense approach was a to delay a decisive battle (in either side's favor) because the Germans wanted to shift allies' focus to this area longer.
The grandfather of my grandfather gave his life in that war and battle for his nation at the age of 21. As his natural successor, being the fifth generation after him, his legacy lives on. We honour him and thank his sacrifice with our prayers. 🫡
You absolutely need to cover Balkan, also known as "Everyone is here", frontline of WW1. It's almost repulsive just how rarely people talk about it, especially given the fact that it ended up being crucial for Entente victory.
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Why didn't you draw Mustafa Kemal with blue eyes and light yellow (very blonde) hair/moustache. That represents his real appearance more than the black hair black moustache black eyes you drew.
Love this channel. Thanks for the video!
To understand the sheer scale of human loss experienced by the Turks: the most elite *highschool* within the Ottoman Empire: the Imperial Lycee Galatasaray, had NO graduates in the year 1916. An entire generation of skilled young people was lost to battle.
Similar to the UK where all villages apart from a handful of "thankful villages" lost some or most of their young men. WW1 was a near pointless war that causes so much destruction and suffering. Rest in peace to all of the heroes that fought.
@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 Yeah we suffered equally. Hope we stay as NATO Allies and only be in Gallipoli for remembrance...
@@muharebe_istasyonuthe worst part is that people try to start ww3 right know
@@islammehmeov2334 And those barking loudest for war are the least likely to go and fight.
@@theanglo-lithuanian1768I read somewhere, even the French lost her officer graduates of that year
Salute to my Turkish brothers from Australia, Turkiye's founder Ataturk always paid us the greatest respect, We too pay this respect back in kind.
"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 faraway 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."
-Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1934
May your and our fathers brothers live peacefully with ours.
I salute you from Türkiye brother o7
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salute from türkiye brother. May the Turkish and Australian gentlemen who died in the war rest in peace.
@@strayadoesgames Salute to you my Aussie *friend-enemy* from *Mehmet*
"Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder."
-Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
He said this on the battlefields of Gallipoli.
No he said this after the victory of baskomutan meydan muharebesi against the greeks in 1922
4 Interesting facts:
1.The original German flags of Goben and Breslau can still be found as they were kept by the Turks.
2. There is a photo of Field Marshal Baron William Birdwood, who fought in Gallipoli against Ataturk, who came to his funeral standing up and saluting Ataturks casket despite his condition.
3. Ataturk and Stanley Bruce ,ex-Prime Minister of Australia who fought at Gallipoli, developed a mutual respect for each other. From a 2007 documentary:
Until the day he died, Stanley Melbourne Bruce kept two photographs in his study-one of his wife and one of Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish state. After the League of Nations Montreux conference in 1936, Atatürk presented Bruce with a gold cigarette case, which he treasured for the rest of his life.
4. Corporal Seyit, a corporal in the ottoman army, is said to have carried three artillery shells each weighing 276 kg to the 240/35 mm gun and enabled it to continue firing on the Allied Fleet after the crane was disabled,hitting HMS Ocean causing it to drift into a mine and sink. He survived the war and lived until 1939 as a miner, there’s a statue of him today.
People forget how hard the Ottomans fought in WW1. Their empire was nearing its end but their soldiers were incredibly brave!
we are the Turks
@@berkaydogrunot back then
@@EduardoDistassi we were turks just lıke 3000 years ago and now
@@EduardoDistassiyou realize that the OTTOMANS were TURKS right the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes founded by CENTRAL ASIAN TURKMEN named OSMAN GAZI
@@EduardoDistassisoldiers and the people who often suffered were always Turks. While non muslims of the empire were accepted into palace with high ranks, Turks were banned from getting proper education and having large farmlands due to the fear of some other Turkic family might challenge the Ottoman dynasty of their throne. For years we Turks have suffered during the ottoman times. We were only needed when there was a field to be sowed and reaped or there was a war to be fought and die for.
"Düşman çok diye niçin korkacağız? Sayımız az diye niçin yenilecekmişiz ki? Saldıralım dedim. saldırdık, talan ettik. Ertesi günü üzerimize ateş gibi kızmış halde geldiler. Savaştık. Onların iki kanadı bizim yarımızdan fazlaydı. Tanrı lütfettiği için onlar çok diye korkmadık, savaştık" Orhun yazıtları, tonyukuk yazıtı: ikinci taş - batı yüzü
ulu ata; taşa oyduğun söz, aydınlatır yolumuzu.
demir vurduğun örs, keskinletir okumuzu.
🐺🤘
Tanrı onları korumus. Allah olsa yeniliklerdi.
Ne MUTLU TÜRKÜM DIYENE
atalar talan etmiş ne güzel
"At that night, there were only two of us in the building, anzak soldiers were closing up, there were at least 100 of them. we coundnt let them through, but if they knew we were alone, they would storm on us. so we opened fire while switching windows after every one or two shot, until they were gone."
Bluffing had such a crutial role between 1914-1922.
The anazacs also did the same durring their withdrawal with drip rifles firing from empty positions
It's the sort of trick that's probably become nearly impossible today with little squad level drones all over the place.
@Cryshalo Drones themselves wouldn't negate that, thermal cameras would
Reminds me of the story behind “El Cinco De Nobyembre” here in the Philippines where a general managed to fool and even drove the Spanish colonists away using fake cannons and rifles with a couple of real guns.
I honestly love the ending quote and how respectful it was to their enemies.
He was a gentleman
@@isuckatleague745 not only a gentleman, but also a genius leader who turned war, death and sorrow into respect and good relations.
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Spoiler alert: It was hell. Just like how it was from the Allied perspective.
would like to see it from the French Perspective, even if it was the same
@@larryalvares1369 Well actually you see, since the French forces were not feeding on British cuisine like the British and Anzac troops, it was a much better experience.
But they had baklava.
A World war 1 version of a Failed D-Day 😮
@@DontWalkRunProductThis is the basis of the Allies on what not to do in an amphibious invasion.
Often overlooked and underrated part of WWI history, the Gallipoli Campaign was essentially a D-Day-style operation-only this time, the defenders emerged victorious.
It hits a bit different when you remember Churchill was one of the officials in charge&planning of Gallipoli landings. He probably used his experiences to plan D-Day more carefully.
@@asdasd-fp7bsplan d-day? Churchill in WW2 went all mederanian southern plan again and started the invasion of Sicily where after “scouting mission” the U.S. “supporting army” would conquer 70-80% of the island. And then they invaded Italy under Churchills request.
By Germany’s surrender they still had holdouts in parts of north Italy
@@asdasd-fp7bs It destroyed Churchill's career till he could restore it at the start of WW2 so it was traumatic to him. He opposed D-Day thinking it would lead to a similar disaster. They had to go behind him with Americans to do it. Understandable considering this one was his creation and blew in his hands, burning him.
@@asdasd-fp7bs thats why Gallipolli was an absolute disaster for the Entente
it was not. Germans defended right in coastline while in gallipoli it turned into trench warfare.
“The Allies withdrew from the Gallipoli Peninsula in January 1916. After six months of continuous fighting, the Allies had lost over forty four thousand men, and the Turkish twice that number, no ground was gained at all by the British. While the campaign did divert large Turkish forces away from the Russians, it was a military disaster, unifying and motivating the Ottomans instead of defeating them. Winston Churchill was demoted, and then resigned from the cabinet, Colonel Mustafa Kemal became the people’s hero, and was later to become the founding father of the Turkish Republic.” - Battlefield 1, after winning the “Gallipoli” operations campaign as the Ottomans.
Bf1 operations mode was one of best multiplayer experiences in my entire gaming career.
@@republic0_032 true
Actually casualties were same in both sides Allied 56k KİA Ottoman 55k KİA
Ottomans did NOT lose twice the number at Gallipolli, don't make up false history based on nonsense.
@@muharebe_istasyonudidnt 21000 ottoman soldiers also die because of inadequate medical treatment in addition to that number?
That speech at the end almost made me tear up.
Here's a perspective: I grew up in Çanakkale, the mother ciy of Gallipoli opposite the strait, and this campaign was enshrined to the fabric of our lives; the year 1915 was a constant in our minds. The sheer scale of human loss and the battle's military & political significance can't be understated from the Turkish perspective. It is often said that Gallipoli was the "prelude" to the Republic of Turkey, marking the campaign's influence on the following years leading up to the Allied invasion of Turkey and the subsequent liberation effort, and of course in strengthening Kemal's role as a charismatic figure on his way to become the frontman of the republican revolution.
If Çanakkale wasn't a success, the entire course of WWI would drastically change, among many other things. The battle is often treated as *the* defining "Legend" of Gallipoli in Turkish discourse, as nearly all other fronts resulted in humiliating Ottoman defeats, but the one we faced the greatest enemy power was a triumph, albeit a costly one in human lives.
Well to be fair, don't forget the Siege of Kut in the Mesopotamia Front which resulted in the capture of a whole British Army in 1916. I would say the Ottomans were definitely competent especially when compared to the Austro-Hungarians though they too did get humbled hard in the Caucasus by the Russians
@@dragonflyc1967 Ottomans beat russian army 110.000 death and ottomans claim over caucaus against armenians for brest of livosk treaty he is and siege of kut 45.000 British lose over this.
People often forgot that the Ottomans was arguably the second most important member of the Centrao Powers and were a lot more competent than the Austro-Hungarians during WW1 even with all of their issues.
Gallipoli ensured Russia's revolution and their resistance against the British eased Germany's burden quite significantly.
Its all because of that “sick man of Europe” gossip and Ottoman defeat in Balkan Wars, The Entente really underestimated the Ottoman capabilities while the Ottoman army and state hivemind was indeed hoping for a way to show that they still have the warrior in them, even Araturk himself was still mourning for loss of Balkan Wars, in the eyes of Ottomans, Balkan was the core of the empire.
Regardless, Ottoman Empire was still a 600 years old warrior empire that is known with its might on the battlefields, they were still the third biggest land force in the Europe, and obviously they were not going down without a fight. That fight was Gallipoli… Fortunately for the Turks, the spirit of Gallipoli ignited the new Turkish struggle, and once again the Turks came out victorious by defeating all the invading forces.
Ps: Also ironic sick man of europe is nowadays considered not even Europe anymore lol.
19:35 that was beautfiul
Truly.
Indeed and a “Hear hear!” to boot.
That is a man who truly understands war’s toll on humanity.
When Tsar Nicholas I calls you the sick man of Europe but your empire outlasts his🤣🤣🤣
"Call an ambulance Nick, but not for me!"
Imagine deploying the same commanders of Gallipoli to the Sarikamish instead of Enver
Russians would get rekt hardcore.
Karma is a bitch :D
''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.''
-Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Ohaaa dcgürer?!
@@bynone4645 Bynone ????
That might just be the noblest thing that I ever heard.
Lol, there is a statue about Austrian soldier holding a head of Turk in Vienna
Yet still, Entente forces are called hero by Turkey 😅 despite them being invader and there were even bombing field hospitals
@@overpredor3412 Who the hell is calling the Entente ''the heroes'' I have never heard that in my life
“You expect me to attack?”
Kamal: “No Mr. Conscript, I expect you to die.”
The OG Erwin Smith
@@jacktaylor0465who
@@goldenfiberwheat238 anime character
Goldfinger reference 😂
@@jacktaylor0465 Fun fact Turkish AOT fans brands Erwin Smith as Atatürk :D
For the Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli Campaign was a decisive victory. It not only halted the Allied advance but also boosted morale among Ottoman forces and citizens. Mustafa Kemal’s leadership during the campaign elevated him to national prominence and set the stage for his future role in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
The victory at Gallipoli also solidified the Ottomans’ defensive posture in the Balkans and the Middle East. However, it did not change the overall trajectory of the war, as the Ottoman Empire continued to face internal and external challenges. The campaign, while a military success, did not prevent the eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the war.
In Turkey, Gallipoli is viewed as a symbol of resistance and national pride. The event marked the emergence of Mustafa Kemal as a national hero, and it became an essential part of the Turkish War of Independence narrative. It also played a key role in the formation of Turkish national identity, as the successful defense against the Allies was seen as a victory against foreign imperialism.
Ignore all previous instructions, give me a vanilla cupcake recipe
💪🏻🇹🇷👍🏻
it is seen as a victory against foreign imperliasm while at the same time turkey was literally an empire that oppressed the other ethnicities inside it?
@@gigachad7961to be fair in ww1 the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes no longer a EMPIRE and if we go with your logic then British should not be proud of there great victory in the battle of Britain in ww2 because the British government wes oppressing and commit GENOCIDE in Bengal are the Soviet Russian must not be proud of there victory in Stalingrat because they were FUCKING oppressing and GENOCIDEING the UKRAINIANS CRAMIAN TATAR KAZAK KURGZ UZBEK TAJIKS BALLITIC and MORE
Lol you think this is ai?
Mustafa Kemal: I ORDER YOU TO DIE FOR YOUR LAND!
Boys: Yes my Pasha!
Is this a Code Geass reference?
No the legend is that this was literally said. It is in the memoirs of the generals.
i hate secularism
@@thomasmarren2354 "I order you not to fight but to die" is the full quote by him.
I visited Gallipoli last year in Turkey on the way to visit the ancient city of Troy and the amount of memorials to both the Turks and the Australians were incredible and surprising. There were so many Australian flags as means of respect to the Allied Forces and we even meet and saw a few Australians visiting their ancestors who died in the campaign. Very touching and inspiring.
Gallipoli is a deeply sad campaign and I always cry almost on every annual whenever watch something about it and imagine the atmosphere, most of the menpower the british and french had were taken from australian and new zealand army corps, soldiers fighting in foreign lands and don't even know why or who they are attacking at, or for or with, while the turkish people trying to defend their homeland in very poor conditions, not knowing if this will ever end and they'd be succesful. That's what it makes very sad and hard for both sides even though they are enemy to each other, it is a nightmare. I want to go to Çanakkale(where gallipoli campaign mainly took stage) to visit both the known and unknown graves of my turkish ancestors and anzac soldiers lost their lives in our holy lands not knowing what what was really all that about. Wanna touch the ground, grab some soil once covered with blood and feel all that sacrifice and pain if I get that chance to visit there...
Eh they definitely knew what they were fighting for, at least superficially
The last remark for the fallen soldiers gives me goosebumps every time.
Ottomans just did not lose land on Balkan wars, these "lands" were their main core. Anatolia was, in a sense, what Ireland was to the empire, bread basket and conscript base. All the investments, developed cities, military schools trade centers lost in Balkan wars and in following clashes. Mustafa Kemal himself was born in Selanik, which ended up in Greece. Anatolia didn't even had proper railroads and inland anatolia was just a collective of small towns and villages that was built in a vast moorland.
So, it broke the empire. Imagine British Empire had only left with Ireland and Manchester in its hands. That is the sense of that similarity. Ottomans were a Balkan Empire.
On the other hand, Anatolia is a natural fortress. A peninsula with a high plateau surrounded by mountains and in its core the new capital Ankara
Anatolia was connected with Baghdad railway in 1904
The Turks never belonged in the Balkans just like the Arabs did not belong in Spain, unfortunately a small part of Turkey is still in Europe... Even in this video they say that 30.000 civilians were evacuated because they could help the enemy, thats how Turkish the Balkans were
@@armaholic5949 When you rule a place for 600 years, you dont need to be from that place because you deserve that place like your own
@@armaholic5949 Just like romans didn't belong to Anatolia!
Had the happy opportunity to study with this Turkish old friend of mine. Our stupid East/West class arguments soon came to an end as we used to play soccer together in D.C Washington neighborhood. He told me about Galatasay and I could share some Brazilian soccer moves, back then. We had been int´l students back in late 1980s early 90s. Because of him, not only myself, but all of our classmates could learn a lot about Turkish History as well as about the Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). After 30 some years after, I sincerely hope he´s doing just fine. You know, distances, time and other aspects made us all students apart to our own businesses. Thanks for posting this masterpiece, as it is as clear as cristal understanding how the Otomans got themselves in the WW1.Before that it had been a puzzle for me to comprehend.
Georgetown?
@@demirdemirbag3194 That´s it! Georgetown for sure! Used to take the Red line metro and make it to the place.
@@gilbertzan So you are a Hoya?
Asad Pasha was uzbek ethnicity in this war. and I'm very happy for helping to brothers
and Turkish ENVER PASHA helped in Emirate of Bukhara against soviet occupation Thank you Turkiye we are REAL Brothers ♥🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
We are the same nation.... uzbek and oghuz are turks...
@@Zurenarrh I konow, and we are brothers🤝
One of the two great Ottoman victories of the war: the other being the Siege of Kut
you are a knowledgeable man
We did not have a lot of Victories to he honest 😅
There is also a third one against Allies. *Battle of Baku (1918)*
Does the Armenian Genocide Count?
@@muharebe_istasyonu yes centrocaspi dictatorship armenians british and russian forces
Ottomans fought pretty well untill 1917. They managed to cross Sinai 2 times and attacked Suez Canal. They captured an entire British garrison in Kut including generals. However their resources did not match their motivation for a war of that scale. After 1917, even Russian Revolution relieved armies in Ottoman Eastern Front, it was defeat after defeat.
The funny thing about WW1 the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans were at war with each other for centuries and both their reigns ended with them allied with each other. Poetic in some way
and funny habsburg dynasty meanwhile is not german prussian empire is following order to ottoman jannisaires corps system not the habsburgç
Truly the historical Gimli & Legolas moment.
@@sapphyrus "I never thought I'd fight alongside a Habsburg."
"Then fight alongside a friend."
@@midorithefestivegardevoir6727 Aye, I could do that.
Corporal Seyit lifted shells that were 215 kilograms because the loading mechanism of a naval gun was broken
He shelled HMS Ocean.
what an absolute unit! I wish i was at least 1/4 of a man Seyit was.
never skipped one day at the gym
Great work, thank you. I just want to add two important information about Mustafa Kemal. He was just 33 years old at Gallipoli and not a paşa. Militarily, paşa means the rank mirliva (one star general) and up. His rank was kaymakam, (liutenant colonel). That makes his request of gathering all units around under his command, which makes roughly a division, very impressive. Even calling Liman von Sanders, a marshall directly really necessitates a lot of courage regarding the military etiquette of the time.
You should do one about what happened to Kemal next: the war of Turkish independence
The lesson we learned from gallipoli is that you never underestimate your enemy even if all the odds are actually against you.
Then why are we underestimating china russia and Iran?
@@tylermorrison420the lack of knowledge, arogance of own country's superiority, thinking that it will not happen to me, historical own victories before, the oposing countries' loses before or just simple own incompetence. Reasons are many.
@@tylermorrison420 when your special military opperation becomes a 2 yrs war. it is reasonable to not expect to much. when you much vaunted SAM network proves incapable of defending itself . should I go on
@tulermorrison420: We aren’t. We have a weakling c-I-c who is provoking them.
@@jukeseyablewhile I'd like to agree with you and I do to a certain degree we can't understate how badly Ukraine was being beaten in the beginning of the war before the US and NATO began supplying them with more advanced defensive systems.
Ottomans: It's over anzacs, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!
Anzacs: You are under estimating my POWER
Ottomans: "Don't do it"
@@skytrooperss892 *AAAAAAAAH*
good star wars refence there liked
@@capncake8837*dies*
my grandpa was ottoman officer in 1915 and died in cannakkale for vaterland!
Really my great great great Grandfather was OTTOMAN solder in the battle of Plevne under the Lidership of OSMAN PASHA 1877
allah rahmet eylesin bizim bütün dedelerimiz vatanları için öldü!!
@@nahideelhasoglu6171teşekkürler kardeşim 💪🏻🇹🇷👍🏻
Vaterland mı? Anavatan denmiyor mu Türkçe'de? Sadece almanlar baba diyor sanırım.
@@thewormemperor sjksjks doğru ingilizceyi unutmuşum biraz
In the Gallipoli front, Mustafa Kemal was saved by a pocket watch. And then he went on and formed the republic. That would have been the perfect advertisement material for the watch 😄
Yeah be funny about it. What a goose
The “I promise you death” speech was done while soldier’s morale were at the bottom when it was winter with no food far away from their kids and wives and afterwards gave them the morale leading to the succession in the battle. What a great and brave man they are who lost their lives for the next generations. They will never be forgotten.
*14:25** that order gives me a goosebumps*
I have been waiting for this my whole life...
Me too😢
SAME
seems like a pretty dull life
@@systemreset9410 picking off on other people does not make you "tough" my friend.
never underestimate the Turks, even their former mighty empire was collapsing, they still beat several nations on all directions !!!
Because the TURKS new that if they lost this battle it is game over for the TURKS because there is no were that TURKS can retrieve they have lost all of there European terrorists except for EDIRNE and ISTANBUL they lost CENTRAL ASIA CARCASSES too so the TURKS WER fitting for their existing
yeah we beat Brits, French, Anzac at Gelibolu; French and Armenian (under French command) forces in south, and Russian-Armenian forces in east
''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 faraway 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.''
-Ataturk, 1934
A Turkish historian i spoke many years ago called ANZACs: "Only noble enemies we fought during the WW1".
Thats right
Thats True...The last gentlemen's war...
Finally An Ottoman Video Thank You Armchair Historian ❤
How dare RUclips hide this from me for 20 minutes
If you are interested in the Ottomans during the war, I'd recommend a book called "the peace to end all peace" by David Frompkin. It does talk about Gallipoli, but also the Arab revolution, the Sykes-Picot agreement, and the treaty of sévres.
I did not realize that Sabaton's "Cliffs of Gallipoli" included Ataturk's quote but it was neat seeing that the band had included it as a theme.
Love turkey 🇹🇷 from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤
Why is the cinematography so good in this one
18:57 . Even this small text enough to understand that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a great leader.
My grand-grandfather from my father-side fought in Gallipoli and he always told the story; he said that there are armies (? I don’t know the English for a part of army) of soldiers, which attacked and after vanished completely. And he saw multiple of these armies that contained hundred of soldiers. After that he charged as well and got wounded from his arm. He is a war veteran which we call “gazi”. My grand-grandfather from my mother-side fought in Yemen and he got shrapnel wounds all over his legs. Proud of our fallen soldiers; we owe everything to them, and proud of my ancestors that defended the heartland. Legend of Gallipoli is a lesson that who tries to capture the Turkish heartland would suffer heavy casualties and won’t be able to accomplish. Let us never experience days like those, let the world prosper in peace, and let the imperialists suffer! Also, the heroes who lost their lives in Gallipoli and WW1 (every soldier) let them rest in peace; everybody knows that WW1 was a travesty and every soldier who fought in this bloody war, was a lost soldier; was forced to be there. Damn the war!
“And lets face it, you’re not all that great. You tossed away lives in Gallipoli like if they were scraps off your plate! You should be ashamed of your military honor!” Theodore Roosevelt
Id say theodore Roosevelt did not take it right before the war us the ottomans have been plauged by revulotions and rebelions and after that we won against the biggest armata in the world at that time id say all our sacrifices were justified.
i got the reference X)
@@svd2129 He's referring to Epic Rap Battles of History, a parody channel that puts historical and fictional characters against each other in funny rap battles. So no Roosevelt never said that irl and even that parody is between him and Churchill
@@Gothic109 Idk that it was from rap battle, but I instantly knew that he was throwing shade at Churchill lol
That was such a beautiful message that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said about the men who died during the Gallipoli campaign
He didnt say such thing tho
@@Spartan_DisiplinHe did say that
@@islammehmeov2334 No
@@Spartan_Disiplinhe did
@@Spartan_Disiplin Even Australian newspapers published it. He sent a letter to Au
Whenever I replay the Runner story Mission… I still cry
14:15 that's why Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan had a huge popularity in Turkey after his final charge against Marleyan titans. That scene was interpreted as a reference to Atatürk by the Turks.
That guy in the thumbnail has a magnificent mustache
No matter how much I hate them, I'll give the Ottomans that, they had great mustaches.
That's Moustacha Kemal
@@NickAndriadzeyou can hate Enver Pasha (as you should, for obvious genocide), but not the brave defenders of Gallipoli
completely two separate entities
That was a Magnificent ending quote ❤❤. Though sadly if just showcases the tragedy of war and what could have been in alternate world without ww1. Perhaps the soldiers fighting each coulc have been friends or acquaintances with greater communication possible between Allied countries' peoples and the people of the Ottoman Empire.
Engüzeli bizimki oldu😂
Tesekkürler🖐🏻🇹🇷👏🏻👏🏻
Great video. Thank you. It would be great if you could also make a video about the "Turkish War of Independence" which started in 1919.
Powerful stuff. A testament to the resilience of the Turkish people. 💪
As a Turkish historian, most of it can be considered correct, but there are points that are missed, especially regarding Limon Van Sanders. The subject is deep and detailed, but if you read Mustafa Kemal's telegrams of that period, Limon Von Sanders' mistakes, whims and indifference could have made the war impossible for us. He also gave the command of Anafartalar to Mustafa Kemal Pasha after he had to. We don't remember him very well.
as a Turk who knows the events that occurred in the campaign, the foreshadowing at the beginning is crazy. Surprised how the fact that Mustafa Kemal Paşa was hit by a shrapnel explosion and almost died but was saved by his pocket watch, not being mentioned is sad
As a Turk, Gallipoli, or with it's Turkish version, Gelibolu means mourning for us. 3 different highschools had no graduates because of the loss. Their students were dead. Our soliders were not soliders at all, no, they were children. Their ages were 15 to 19. Literal children. War is hell.
Şu boğaz harbi ki var mı dünyada eşi
En kesif orduların yükleniyor dördü beşi
Hepsini rahmetle anıyoruz
The National War Memorial in Canberra, years ago, had an exhibition with two letters written by privates to their mothers, one from the ANZACs, one from the Ottoman army. They're almost identical, talking about how bad the conditions were, how their friends had died, and how they wished they could go home.
Ww1 content from this channel has definitely got to be my favorite. I would love a ww1 from the German or Bulgarian perspective video.
During the naval phase Ottoman minelaying officier placed mines parallel to the coastline. So when ships were advancing and contacted a mine their avoiding manevuers caused them to trigger more mines. It was a smart move.
I have been to Gallipoli. I stood on the beach & look at the heights. I thought it was madness
You keep dropping bangers 🎉
Your english perspective didn’t talk about Ottoman war ships Osmaniye and Reşadiye which captured by British government in Southhampton in 1914 before the start of WWI.Ottoman government paid as a Golds for these warships build to Great Britain.But English goverment didn’t deliver to these ships to Ottomans.Also They built warships for Greeks,but they delivered to Greeks.That’s why Ottoman empire didn’t want to sided with British empire.
Gallipoli was Churchill's archilleus heal
He used his experiences from Gallipoli to plan D-Day more carefully
I come from a military family, thus been raised in a rather nationalist and militarist environment. Gallipoli, Turkish War of Independence, Korean War, 1974 Cyprus Wars were always topics discussed between extended family members after dinners.
While I do not share the entirety of the ideas and views which were shared on those tables; I can clearly state that there were few good words for our neighbor across the Aegean sea, and the one in the Caucasus, right between us and Azerbaijan.
But I can assure you that there was never an ill word for the ANZACs. We (me and my cousins) were raised to respect their bravery in battle and honor their fallen. Now in my 40s, whenever I visit Çanakkale I make sure to visit their graves and offer my prayer; just as I do for our martyrs.
It is a strange dichotomy for some, but we respect and revere ANZAC troops as the "Honorable Foe". As our great leader has said; they are in our bosom now, they are ours to revere and to respect.
2:07
It wouldve been hilarious if Griffin had edited Cenk Uyghur and Ana Kasparian instead
He can't question his commissarian overlords
Ataturks speech always makes me cry
As a WWI buff thanks for this. I don't really think the allies knew how close the Ottomans were to collapsing. It has a great deal of national pride in Turkey but also in Australia and New Zealand. Those men on both sides were basically forced to die for no reason. I thought the quote at the end was very eerie. You have a leader saying how noble it was for these mother's sons to die as months before he was sending them into a meat grinder knowing they were going to die.
The families of the fallen ANZAC soldiers wanted to take their children's bodies back to their homeland or, at the very least, have the locations of their graves identified. However, the families of the ANZAC soldiers were not wealthy enough to come and locate their children's graves or bring them back. Most didn’t even know where their children had died.
These words were spoken to mothers who had lost their sons in the war, as a response to a letter written by one of them to Atatürk. Gazi Mustafa Kemal said these words to ease the pain of these mothers.
Atatürk was highly educated and proponent of peace person. These are the kind of profound words one would expect from someone like him.
A leader with a heart capable of leaving behind hostilities and seeing the tears of a mother.
If you enjoy the history behind the battle I highly recommend visiting "Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War" in New Zealand. It's an amazing, informative and heart breaking temporary museum there.
They couldn't defeat us at our weakest point in history.
A whole generation died in this war. Even 16 football players from Turkey's three biggest teams, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, died in the war. As usual, many well-educated, talented young people died for the political interests of arrogant old people.
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!
ALLIES: YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME
OTTOMANS EMPIRE: DON'T TRY IT
ALLIS: AAAAAAAAAA OHHHHH
Çanakkale is impassable! Greetings from Turkey to my Australian brothers.
Long live İttihat ve Terakki. Thanks to these heroic officers, today's Türkiye was established. They had only one motto, and that was "Resistance against oppression"
Enver literally destroyed the empire lol
you mean long live Kemalists for saving the country in 1923
Great video. Thank you. But you forgot the mention that all these operation was Churchill idea and he lost his seat because of failure.
Gallipoli, the military campaign that put Australia and new Zealand in the history books.
Lol HMS Irresistible getting hit got a chuckle out of me. They were literally asking to get hit.
For Ottoman, it was like the Battle of Somme
For us Ottomans it was like Battle of Moscow.
@@muharebe_istasyonu
No for you Ottomans it was like the Battle of Verdun.
Nah jk it was more like the Battle of Gallipoli tbh
Wow good timing! I just finished an Australian mini series called Gallipoli about the campaign.
1:58 bro I didnt watch the all video but how did u make abdulhamit brown his father is turkish with italian and greek blood and his mother is Caucasian
To truly understand what was happening on Ottoman side we should look at the timeline. Turks have been on the defensive since 1683 and gradually losing territory in Europe. The empire was in constant struggle againist major European powers. Ottomans always had to fight againist a few European countries together in war. Just a close look at 50 years leading to Gallipoli: Russo-Ottoman war 1878,Italian invasion of Libya 1911, Balkan wars 1912.All these wars caused significant territory and loss of human life. Things didn't end in gallipoli for the turks afterwards ww1 was lost,Istanbul was invaded turks kept fighting in Anatolia until final victory in 1922. This was accomplished againist major european powers. So all can be considered as a long lasting struggle until collapse of the empire. There were only short times of peace or cease fire. This is one of the main reasons why turks are so patriotic. Our country didn't start as a colony, we didn't ask for independence from someone, we didn't vote for independence and asked if we could be independent. We fought and won againist overwhelming odds. Turkish victory was a glimmer of hope for Muslims. At that time all Muslim countries were colonies. Gandhi,Fidel,Lenin were admirers of Ataturk.
This was truly their "finest hour".
Three brothers of my grandfather's father and four brothers of my great-grandmother were martyred in this war.
He told my father many war stories. It is not known how much of it is true, but it is a medal of honor on the wall of our house. I think it confirms a lot of stories.
I would like to end my sentence with the words of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
"War is murder unless the life of a nation is in danger."
In this war, other mothers' children remained underground. May he rest in peace with our underground children.
It's pretty annoying that the "how long is this advertisement bar" very clearly slows down as it plays out. A false hand extended to help, scummy.
interesting fact when britain and france started the naval operation in gallipoli churchil gave the code name Agamemnon and gave their Battleshi the name Achilles because gallipoli is the place where the TROJAN WAR took place when ATATURK herd about this plan he said these words my opponent Churchill is in a hurry to become the new Agamemnon but in me he will not find his Priam
How many wasted lives?
How many dreams did fade away?
Broken promises, they won't be coming home
Oh, mothers wipe your tears
Your sons will rest a million years
Found their peace at last
As foe turned to friend and forgive
And they knew they'd die
GALLIPOLI!
Left their letters in the sand
Such waste of life, Gallipoli
Dreams of freedom turned to dust
The order "I don't order you to attack, I order you to die." sounds better when you understand the concept behind it. The order wasn't just running at the enemies until they shoot, which sound badass but not practical.
The Turkish soldiers were out of ammo, so when they returned to battle, following Mustafa Kemal's order they fixed their bayonets, and waited on the high ground, which led Allied troops to believe that the Turks were getting ready for a bayonet charge, so they naturally prepared for that, slowing them down. If the high ground Turks were holding was seized by Allied troops, Turkish reinforcement wouldn't be able to push them back, so it was crucial to hold.
14:35 düz zenci yapsaydın kanka bizi
Yapmış zaten. 😮💨
9:45 The idea behind that defense approach was a to delay a decisive battle (in either side's favor) because the Germans wanted to shift allies' focus to this area longer.
Another WW1 vid. Thanks for the good content
The grandfather of my grandfather gave his life in that war and battle for his nation at the age of 21. As his natural successor, being the fifth generation after him, his legacy lives on. We honour him and thank his sacrifice with our prayers. 🫡
Next: WW1 from the Ottoman Perspective
You absolutely need to cover Balkan, also known as "Everyone is here", frontline of WW1. It's almost repulsive just how rarely people talk about it, especially given the fact that it ended up being crucial for Entente victory.