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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Jan 9 2015
Crown princes, Russell Crowe to attend Çanakkale commemoration
Sevil ErkuşANKARA
Crown Prince Charles and Prince William of Great Britain, as well as
Australian actor Russell Crowe, are scheduled to attend the centennial
of the Battle of Gallipoli in Çanakkale in late April.
The Turkish government, meanwhile, is considering decorating Crowe for
his recent film “The Water Diviner,” which is set four years after the
Gallipoli campaign in World War I and follows the journey of an
Australian farmer who travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his
three sons.
Ankara has extended invitations for the gathering, at which
high-profile participation is expected from a number of Commonwealth
countries.
The prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia are expected to
attend, along with a minister from Canada.
In response to a campaign by Armenians to attain greater recognition
on the 100th anniversary of what many in the world term the Armenian
Genocide, Turkey plans to commemorate the centennial of the Çanakkale
campaign on April 23-24-25 this year, in a bid to counter the adverse
effects of Armenian efforts.
Traditionally, Turkey marks the Anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli
on March 18, which is declared Martyrs’ Day. Armenians, meanwhile,
commemorate their killed ancestors on April 24.
Gallipoli is a venue that traditionally hosts thousands of Australians
and New Zealanders on April 25, the day of remembrance, known as ANZAC
Day after Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who lost
their lives.
By merging the two occasions, Ankara is hoping to increase the
visibility of the commemoration of the Battle of Gallipoli in the eye
of the international community at a time when attention will likely be
on the centennial anniversary of the mass killings of Anatolian
Armenians during the Ottoman era.
Speaking during parliamentary budget talks about the Foreign Ministry
on Dec. 14, 2014, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said a “meaningful
commemoration” of the Battle of Gallipoli was being organized.
“We are organizing the [commemoration] of the Battle of Gallipoli in a
meaningful and positive way. We are also inviting the countries that
were involved in World War I or were affected by it to take part,”
said Çavuşoğlu.
He also referred to the 100th anniversary of the forced migration of
Ottoman Armenians, which led to hundreds of thousands of deaths,
saying Turkey “will deliver messages of peace and tolerance to the
world in Çanakkale on April 24, 2015.”
Gallipoli is a district of Çanakkale province, which is also home to
the Dardanelles. The heroic resistance in Gallipoli from 1915-1916 by
the Ottoman army during World War I is known in Turkey as the
“Çanakkale Wars.”
January/09/2015
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crown-princes-russell-crowe-to-attend-canakkale-commemoration.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76687&NewsCatID= 381
From: Baghdasarian
Jan 9 2015
Crown princes, Russell Crowe to attend Çanakkale commemoration
Sevil ErkuşANKARA
Crown Prince Charles and Prince William of Great Britain, as well as
Australian actor Russell Crowe, are scheduled to attend the centennial
of the Battle of Gallipoli in Çanakkale in late April.
The Turkish government, meanwhile, is considering decorating Crowe for
his recent film “The Water Diviner,” which is set four years after the
Gallipoli campaign in World War I and follows the journey of an
Australian farmer who travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his
three sons.
Ankara has extended invitations for the gathering, at which
high-profile participation is expected from a number of Commonwealth
countries.
The prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia are expected to
attend, along with a minister from Canada.
In response to a campaign by Armenians to attain greater recognition
on the 100th anniversary of what many in the world term the Armenian
Genocide, Turkey plans to commemorate the centennial of the Çanakkale
campaign on April 23-24-25 this year, in a bid to counter the adverse
effects of Armenian efforts.
Traditionally, Turkey marks the Anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli
on March 18, which is declared Martyrs’ Day. Armenians, meanwhile,
commemorate their killed ancestors on April 24.
Gallipoli is a venue that traditionally hosts thousands of Australians
and New Zealanders on April 25, the day of remembrance, known as ANZAC
Day after Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who lost
their lives.
By merging the two occasions, Ankara is hoping to increase the
visibility of the commemoration of the Battle of Gallipoli in the eye
of the international community at a time when attention will likely be
on the centennial anniversary of the mass killings of Anatolian
Armenians during the Ottoman era.
Speaking during parliamentary budget talks about the Foreign Ministry
on Dec. 14, 2014, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said a “meaningful
commemoration” of the Battle of Gallipoli was being organized.
“We are organizing the [commemoration] of the Battle of Gallipoli in a
meaningful and positive way. We are also inviting the countries that
were involved in World War I or were affected by it to take part,”
said Çavuşoğlu.
He also referred to the 100th anniversary of the forced migration of
Ottoman Armenians, which led to hundreds of thousands of deaths,
saying Turkey “will deliver messages of peace and tolerance to the
world in Çanakkale on April 24, 2015.”
Gallipoli is a district of Çanakkale province, which is also home to
the Dardanelles. The heroic resistance in Gallipoli from 1915-1916 by
the Ottoman army during World War I is known in Turkey as the
“Çanakkale Wars.”
January/09/2015
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crown-princes-russell-crowe-to-attend-canakkale-commemoration.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76687&NewsCatID= 381
From: Baghdasarian