Turkey - Public & members of certain press groups banned from Gallipoli commemorations in cemeteries.

Turkey - Public and members of certain press groups banned from Gallipoli commemorations in cemeteries. (Bugun).

Ordinary citizens as well as members of certain press establishments will be banned from the cemeteries of the fallen soldiers who were killed during the World War I's Gallipoli Campaign.

Turkey announced in January that it would host international events to commemorate the centennial of the Gallipoli Campaign on April 24, a date that overlaps with annual commemoration of what many claim was a “genocide” of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I.

Turkey will host leaders from across the world when it holds commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli on April 24 and 25.

However, in the statement released by Çanakkale Governorship stated that cemeteries of fallen soldiers at the Gallipoli war will be closed for two days during anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli April 24 and 25.

This is the first time in Turkey’s history that the public is banned from commemorations in cemeteries of the fallen soldiers. On the April 18 ceremonies to honor the 100th anniversary of the naval battle at Çanakkale, which was won by Turkey when Ottoman artillery held off an invading force of British and French ships in 1915, the public was banned only from the ceremonial ground, while other cemeteries were left open for the public. With this new statement released by the governorship, no one will be allow to visit cemeteries on April 24-25.

“The area of the commemoration ceremony will be closed to the public” read an official statement, as part of high security measures for the prominent state figures’ visit.

Representatives from about 50 countries, including heads of state and prime ministers, are expected to attend events Turkey will host on April 24 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said last month.

'Islamist' Turkish President Erdogan seeks to recast the Gallipoli conflict as a victory in a holy war .

'Islamist' Turkish President Erdogan seeks to recast the Gallipoli conflict as a victory in a holy war . (theaustralian).

Turkey has become embroiled in its own history wars ahead of the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli as its hardline President seeks to recast the conflict as a holy war.

The Turkish government has been paying Gallipoli tour guides to give tourists a more faith-based interpretation of the conflict which celebrates a victory for Allah over the Western infidels.

The move has divided tour guides and historians, who fear it undermines the legacy of Turkey Gallipoli hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who later helped to found a secular Turkish republic.

The tensions reflect a broader push by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to make Turkey a more religious Islamist nation, a move that has seen him take a ­softer line than the West against ­Islamic State.

“There has been an emergence of a new view of Turkish history and of the Gallipoli campaign that was much more infused by a fundamentalist view of the world,” says one Australian official who asked not to be named.

“This interpretation saw the ­ultimate victory as being a reflection in faith of the one true god rather than a campaign driven by a gifted strategist and leader of men in Ataturk.”

The names of non-Muslim Turkish soldiers at Gallipoli have also reportedly been removed from the List of Martyrs of the Gallipoli campaign issued by Turkey’s Ministry of National Defence.

Secularism is now in retreat in Turkey as Mr Erdogan infuses fundamentalist Islamic mores across Turkish society.

This has led him to clash with the West, which has accused his government of being reluctant to fully support the fight against ­Islamic State. Ataturk abolished the Ottoman caliphate in 1924 but the notion of an Islamic caliphate has been revived in neighbouring Syria by Islamic State. Read the full story here.

"Israel be warned" - Mel Gibson returns to Gallipoli, will star in Turkish director Serdar Akar’s new project.

Caption : "A trench at Lone Pine after the battle, showing Australian and Turkish dead on the parapet. In the foreground of this much published image is Captain Leslie Morshead (later Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead) of the 2nd Battalion and on his right (standing facing camera), is 527 Private James (Jim) Brown Bryant, 8th Battalion, of Stawell, Vic. As a 60th Battalion ("daughter" or "pup" battalion of the 8th) Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) Bryant was awarded the Military Medal (MM) in 1918

"Israel be warned" - Mel Gibson returns to Gallipoli will star in Turkish director Serdar Akar’s new project.(HD).World-renowned Australian actor Mel Gibson will star in Turkish director Serdar Akar’s new project “Çanakkale İçinde” (Within Çanakkale). Akar is known for his TV series “Behzat Ç” and films “Kurtlar Vadisi Irak” (Valley of the Wolves: Iraq), “Barda” and “Dar Alanda Kıa Paslaşmalar” (Offside). Gibson will play a British commander in the film about the Battle of Gallipoli. In 1981, Gibson also starred in another film about the battle called “Gallipoli.”
The film, which will bring audiences to 1915, centers on the heroism and dramas during the Battle of Gallipoli.
Hmmm...The film "Valley of the Wolves" has sparked mass hysteria in the Turkish community. But behind a classic battle between good and evil lies a dangerous agenda, writes EU parliamentarian Cem Özdemir in his review for SPIEGEL ONLINE. The movie’s goal: divide and provoke.The main theme of the movie is revenge (and maybe even the reason for the movie itself). The film follows a Turkish intelligence agent as he seeks to avenge the officers and restore their honor. This wouldn’t be so bad if the film didn’t portray the opponents of Turks and Muslims so brutally –- the bad guys in this black and white world are the Americans, the Kurds, the Christians and the Jews.This film portrays the Kurds of northern Iraq as puppets of the Americans and as a motley crew of dirty, cowardly soldiers with the exception of one soldier who (what else?) sides with the Turks. The Americans’ atrocities include attacking a wedding and killing the groom as well as a child –- in front of its mother of course –- before relishing in the torture of any survivors. The doctor who peddles organs is a Jew who selects his victims as if in a concentration camp before readying their organs for export to the US and Israel. Another traditionally dressed Jew with ringlets of hair (in northern Iraq!) leaves the area at the first sign of danger.  The list could go on. It’s hard to believe that the film is shown with no age limit in Turkey (but has an 18-and-over rating in Germany). The film makes Christians and Jews appear as repugnant, conspiratorial holy warriors hoping to use blood-drenched swords to expand or reclaim the empire of their god. Islam, naturally, is depicted as the opposite –- a religion of peace and mercy. The ostracism of suicide bombers could be seen as positive were it not such a blatant and simplistic portrayal of good and evil.
It’s too easy for director Serdar Akar to defend himself by referring to American war films that portray Asians as racist. He shows he has an agenda by using Soner Yalcin, who espouses a crude thesis on the infiltration of Jews in Turkey, as an adviser and to gain publicity.Hmmm....Perfect team for a 'Turkish' version of Gallipoli?"Fucking Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world… Are you a Jew?" Gibson — to male police officer during 2006 DUI arrest.Read the full story here.