Kemal Atatürk Memorial

Kemal Atatürk Memorial
Canberra, Australia (AU)
The Kemal Atatürk Memorial has an honoured place on ANZAC Parade, the principal memorial and ceremonial parade on Canberra, the capital of Australia.

Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938) commanded the Turkish 19th Infantry Division when it resisted the invading Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Arı Burnu on the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915 during World War I. He went on to be the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first president, and was accordingly bestowed the honorific Atatürk (Father of the Turks) by the Turkish parliament.
The Kemal Atatürk Memorial has an honoured place on ANZAC Parade, the principal memorial and ceremonial parade on Canberra, the capital of Australia.

Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938) commanded the Turkish 19th Infantry Division when it resisted the invading Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Arı Burnu on the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915 during World War I. He went on to be the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first president, and was accordingly bestowed the honorific Atatürk (Father of the Turks) by the Turkish parliament.
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By: kjfitz

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