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Category: Turkish Ottoman Empire --- See Latest World War I news here. See also 'Battlefield Tours', 'Gallipoli', 'Espionage, Secret Agents', 'Last WWI Soldiers'.

Turkey's last First World War veteran Yakup Satar dies
Yakup Satar, one of the last two veterans of the Turkish War of Independence, has died. He battled on the Basra front in the Ottoman army during World War I, and defended Turkey from foreign invasion at the Great Battle of Sakarya. Satar is survived by almost 50 grandchildren. In his final years his home was frequent stop for Turkish leaders wishing to pay their respects to the war veteran. He also hosted student groups, sharing his view on how to maintain the nation's integrity. Military records show that the last living veteran of the War of Independence is Col. Mustafa ªekip Birgöl. [ todayszaman :: 2008-04-04 :: Turkish Ottoman Empire ]

Turkey commemorates Ataturk's victory at Gallipoli
92 years ago, Turkish troops led by the colonel Mustafa Kemal pushed an Allied force off the peak of Chunuk Bair, sealing the Ottoman victory in the Gallipoli Campaign. This battle made Mustafa Kemal a national hero, winning him the title of the Hero of Anafartalar, 4 years before he launched the War of Independence and became the founder father of Turkey. While many may have heard of the Ariburnu front, few remember the nearby Suvla front, where British troops landed in August, their offencive halted by Mustafa Kemal. One who has not forgotten is Ozay Gundogan, who opened his Buyuk Anafartalar Front Collection. The museum has received high praise. [ ntvmsnbc :: 2007-08-11 :: Turkish Ottoman Empire ]

Film of the Battle of Sarikamis, where Turkish soldiers froze to death
Özcan Deniz is preparing for the lead role in a film "Sarýkamýþ Beyaz Hüzün" (Sarýkamýþ the White Sorrow) that will depict the Battle of Sarýkamýþ where tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers froze to death during WW1. Deniz says the film is going to be the most ambitious movie made in the history of Turkish cinema. The Sarýkamýþ Campaign was one of the most tragic battles Turkey fought. The campaign, aimed at taking back land lost to Russians, was a total failure, mostly due to bad weather. There are disputes among historians on the number of soldiers who died: most sources put the death toll at 90,000, a few historians argue that the real toll was 35,000-40,000. [ todayszaman :: 2007-08-03 :: Films, Movies & Footage ]

Turkey: week of activities to commemorate Gallipoli Campaign
Turkey is marking the 92 anniversary of the victory over a British-French fleet trying to fight its way through the Dardanelles to Istanbul during World War I with a week-long series of events. Among the activities taking place will be concerts, art exhibitions, history conferences and official ceremonies to commemorate those who fought and served in the campaign. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan will open a new memorial to those Ottoman soldiers who have no known grave and a new museum, located in an artillery position on the shores of the Dardanelles, that played a major part in the Allied defeat on March 18, 1915. [ ntvmsnbc :: 2007-03-13 :: Turkish Ottoman Empire ]

War Memorial for Turkish soldiers who died fighting Armenian occupation
A Turkish War Memorial, for Turkish soldiers who died protecting Nahcivan lands from Armenian occupation during World War I, was opened with a ceremony in Ordubad. During World War I, soldiers from some of the divisions under Nuri Pasha were martyred fighting against Armenians. [ zaman :: 2006-03-22 :: Armenian genocide ]