Ataturk’s Turkish Memorial
This poignant memorial to the Anzacs (below) stands at Ari Burnu and was unveiled in 1985 when the Turkish Gov. officially renamed the area "Anzac Koyu". The memorial contains the moving words of Kemal Ataturk, the Tukish commander and later President of Turkey:
"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 far away 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