His grandfather died fighting there, he says, one month after his father was born. But, he concedes, the Anzacs know their history too. In fact, Australians and New Zealanders celebrate Anzac Day, a national holiday, each year on April 25. About 20,000 of them visit Gallipoli each year, Efe says. In the museum, there are strikingly primitive horseshoes, canteens and rifles with bayonets, looking like remnants of the American Civil War, presented tastefully with English translations.
Letters written by soldiers to their families demonstrate universal emotions and priorities.
Dear Mother, I don't want underwear. I have money. He was killed two days later. Ari Burnu Cemetery at Anzac Beach overlooks the Aegean Sea, sparkling in tropical blues. It's so beautiful and peaceful you wonder why anyone would ever want to fight over it.