The Allied campaign was plagued by ill-defined goals, poor planning, insufficient artillery, inexperienced troops, inaccurate maps and intelligence, overconfidence, inadequate equipment and logistics and tactical deficiencies at all levels.
The Turkish Armed Forces released historic photographs of Turkish troops during the Battle of Gallipoli.
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The campaign took place on the Gallipoli peninsula.
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The peninsula provided a sea route to the Russian Empire.
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The naval attack was repelled and after eight months' fighting.
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The campaign was one of the greatest Ottoman victories during the war.
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In Turkey, it is regarded as a defining moment in the nation's history: a final surge in the defence of the motherland.
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The struggle formed the basis for the Turkish War of Independence and the declaration of the Republic of Turkey eight years later.
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The Allied powers planned to seize Istanbul, the heart of the Ottoman Empire.
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The Allied campaign was plagued by ill-defined goals, poor planning, insufficient artillery, inexperienced troops, inaccurate maps and intelligence, overconfidence, inadequate equipment and logistics and tactical deficiencies at all levels.
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In Turkey the battle is thought of as a significant event in the state's emergence, although it is primarily remembered for the fighting that took place around the port of Çanakkale, where the Royal Navy was repulsed in March 1915.
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