The Ottoman Empire: The Battle Of Gallipoli

The Battle of Gallipoli involves many different aspects, including what the Ottoman Empire entailed, the naval and infantry attack on the Ottoman Empire, and the creation of Turkey as a country. Life under Ottoman rule had its good and bads. “The Ottomans had a complex society with a lavish court and a strong army”(Esposito). The country was very rich and had strong army that could compete with some of the most powerful countries in the world. People might have felt safe from other countries, but with there being a dictator anything could happen. That is the main thing that was bad about the Ottoman Empire, the fact that one person had all the power and wouldn’t be stopped by anyone. They had a system that made the most promising young
The general only had maps of the place updated to 1906. The Anzacs landed on shore a mile away from where they were supposed to. The Anzacs had a long, excruciating ascent up the hills. The Ottoman’s later spotted them and had the high ground. Due to the high round they were able to hold their ground. The Ottoman’s, in their confidence, tried a counter-attack. The Anzacs cut down the men running at them. “The Turks couldn’t drive the Anzacs off the beach, nor could the Anzacs penetrate to the top of the cliffs” (Batten). Even though the things weren’t going good for either side, no one gave in. On the beach things turned brutal. The men got sun burned and there only contained salty tinned beef. Sickness swept through out the ranks but nothing broke the Anzacs
Australians and New Zealanders let their anger known and soon the British Government fired the Lieutenant-General. To replace the general they picked Charles Monro, a ratherly young general but had dozens of years of experience. After being on Gallipoli for a short time, Monro knew Gallipoli was a lost cause. “The cost of Gallipoli had grown too steep, and the end appeared nowhere in sight” (Batten). 250,000 allied soldiers were dead and about 300,000 turks had lost their lives in the battle of Gallipoli. The withdrawal moved quickly and by January 1916, not one allied soldier was on the Gallipoli beaches. The day of the landing has become the most valued Australian holiday because it united them. Turkey is in the middle of Europe and Asia. Turkey is located in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. The country is divided between the two continents by a treeless plateau rimmed with mountains. “Its neighbors are Greece and Bulgaria to the west, Russia, Ukraine, and Romania to the north and northwest, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east, and Syria and Iraq to the south” (“Turkey”). Turkey has a population of 81,619,392 with its largest city being Istanbul with eleven million people. Their government is Republican Parliamentary Democracy and have a president and prime