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    PREPARATIONS FOR GALLIPOLI CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIONS NOT YET BEGUN

    15:53, 05 Mar 2015
    Siranush Ghazanchyan

    Citizens are barred from the memorial site as no preparations have
    been made for the centennial commemorations of the Battle of Gallipoli
    that are scheduled to take place on March 18, April 24 and April 25,
    Today's Zaman reports.

    Because the naval battles were the turning point of an Ottoman Turkish
    victory, yearly "Remembrance of Soldiers" and "Gallipoli Naval Victory"
    ceremonies are held on March 18.

    The paper notes that "April 24 and 25 have also been set aside for
    ceremonies, sparking controversy as April 24 is also the date of the
    Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day."

    There has been much speculation over the proceedings because, though
    the president's office has sent many invitations to international
    leaders, few have been accepted. The ceremonies were announced five
    years ago.

    The dates approach, and despite the establishment of a Canakkale
    Governor's Office 2015 Coordination Center three years ago and several
    meetings held by the offices of the Canakkale Governor's Office and the
    prime minister, no decisions have been made concerning the ceremonies.

    Canakkale (Gallipoli) Municipal Mayor Ulgur Gokhan has admitted that
    progress has been thwarted, saying; "Work concerning the centennial
    is not going well. We have neither a budget nor staff. We are trying
    to make it work with own means but they are not enough."

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/05/preparations-for-gallipoli-centennial-commemorations-not-yet-begun/

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