Why does Turkey allow Australians to celebrate ANZAC day on its territory?
Here is what the commander of the Turkish forces at Galipoli had to say about the fallen ANZACS;
“Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours … You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”
Pretty sure that answers your question.
Mark Peacock
Studied at Murdoch University
