Gallipoli from the Ottoman Perspective

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[@ArpanDe]

How much time did It take you to make this video

[@Vaabenmationmakesstoff]

Can you make one for the Skåne war Denmark ❤

[@explodingwolfgaming8024]

Yoooo

[@PiyanistMC]

Why didn't you draw Mustafa Kemal with blue eyes and light yellow (very blonde) hair/moustache. That represents his real appearance more than the black hair black moustache black eyes you drew.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Love this channel. Thanks for the video!

[@yagzkart2772]

To understand the sheer scale of human loss experienced by the Turks: the most elite *highschool* within the Ottoman Empire: the Imperial Lycee Galatasaray, had NO graduates in the year 1916. An entire generation of skilled young people was lost to battle.

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

Similar to the UK where all villages apart from a handful of "thankful villages" lost some or most of their young men. WW1 was a near pointless war that causes so much destruction and suffering. Rest in peace to all of the heroes that fought.

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 Yeah we suffered equally. Hope we stay as NATO Allies and only be in Gallipoli for remembrance...

[@islammehmeov2334]

​@@muharebe_istasyonuthe worst part is that people try to start ww3 right know

[@burgundian777]

@@islammehmeov2334 And those barking loudest for war are the least likely to go and fight.

[@ohthatsnotme867]

@@theanglo-lithuanian1768I read somewhere, even the French lost her officer graduates of that year

[@BHuang92]

People forget how hard the Ottomans fought in WW1. Their empire was nearing its end but their soldiers were incredibly brave!

[@berkaydogru]

we are the Turks

[@EduardoDistassi]

​@@berkaydogrunot back then

[@silverslashgaming5757]

@@EduardoDistassi we were turks just lıke 3000 years ago and now

[@islammehmeov2334]

​@@EduardoDistassiyou realize that the OTTOMANS were TURKS right the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes founded by CENTRAL ASIAN TURKMEN named OSMAN GAZI

[@yalcngundogdu8639]

@@EduardoDistassisoldiers and the people who often suffered were always Turks. While non muslims of the empire were accepted into palace with high ranks, Turks were banned from getting proper education and having large farmlands due to the fear of some other Turkic family might challenge the Ottoman dynasty of their throne. For years we Turks have suffered during the ottoman times. We were only needed when there was a field to be sowed and reaped or there was a war to be fought and die for.

[@strayadoesgames]

Salute to my Turkish brothers from Australia, Turkiye's founder Ataturk always paid us the greatest respect, We too pay this respect back in kind. "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." -Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1934

[@svd2129]

May your and our fathers brothers live peacefully with ours.

[@memethememer1976]

I salute you from Türkiye brother o7

[@generalpilipi3201]

o7 soldier

[@celalkalaycoglu4880]

salute from türkiye brother. May the Turkish and Australian gentlemen who died in the war rest in peace.

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

@@strayadoesgames Salute to you my Aussie *friend-enemy* from *Mehmet*

[@guccukpiqecik]

"At that night, there were only two of us in the building, anzak soldiers were closing up, there were at least 100 of them. we coundnt let them through, but if they knew we were alone, they would storm on us. so we opened fire while switching windows after every one or two shot, until they were gone." Bluffing had such a crutial role between 1914-1922.

[@loyalpiper]

The anazacs also did the same durring their withdrawal with drip rifles firing from empty positions

[@Cryshalo]

It's the sort of trick that's probably become nearly impossible today with little squad level drones all over the place.

[@averdadeeumaso4003]

@Cryshalo Drones themselves wouldn't negate that, thermal cameras would

[@Franz0818]

Reminds me of the story behind “El Cinco De Nobyembre” here in the Philippines where a general managed to fool and even drove the Spanish colonists away using fake cannons and rifles with a couple of real guns.

[@mehmetarslan9033]

​@@loyalpiper yes but this bluff was unnecessary because the turks wouldn't have harmed them during withdrawal.

[@itamiyouji4057]

That speech at the end almost made me tear up.

[@bozdogan_]

It always makes me. Ataturk was a great man.

[@NarbsTheGreat]

I honestly love the ending quote and how respectful it was to their enemies.

[@isuckatleague745]

He was a gentleman

[@jkofte]

@@isuckatleague745 not only a gentleman, but also a genius leader who turned war, death and sorrow into respect and good relations.

[@revivendoopassado0]

legal

[@Youtuber-nh1xx]

Reminds me of a similar quote "An enemy of today is a friend of tomorrow”. Like how the U.S. became friends with Germany, Japan, and Vietnam.

[@Ksjjsjksn]

​@@KZbinr-nh1xx Biz gerçek Türkler bizi işgale gelen bir düşmanı asla dost olarak kabul etmiyoruz fırsatlar bizim elimize geçtiğinde aynı şeyleri ingiltere topraklarında gerçekleştirmek için hazır olacağız Türkler bin yıl geçse intikamını alacak.

[@Blaziken36]

I visited Gallipoli last year in Turkey on the way to visit the ancient city of Troy and the amount of memorials to both the Turks and the Australians were incredible and surprising. There were so many Australian flags as means of respect to the Allied Forces and we even meet and saw a few Australians visiting their ancestors who died in the campaign. Very touching and inspiring.

[@Ksjjsjksn]

Anıtlar düşmanlarımızı unutmamak için Türkler bin yıl sonra bile intikam alacak ingilizin yaptığı kötülük unutulmayacak.

[@Mr.McBlyat]

Mustafa Kemal Pasha who was going to be one and main of the founders of the new and modern Turkish Republic has said after the Gallipoli war, ‘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 in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away yours 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.’ We witnessed the most brave soldiers of the centuries and now they are resting in peace…

[@blueeengineer4373]

Come again. We are brothers and sisters now.

[@kaan1361]

Those who fight wars are often young naive men much like ours. They had families and lovers much like ours. In different conditions we could have been allies or even friends, after all we're no different species but humans alike. Therefore, no martyr regardless of country or campaign should be disrespected under any condition. As a Turk and a soldier I'm very proud of this tradition.

[@tobysmith4925]

@@kaan1361much respect brother

[@valkyr52]

"Düşman çok diye niçin korkacağız? Sayımız az diye niçin yenilecekmişiz ki? Saldıralım dedim. saldırdık, talan ettik. Ertesi günü üzerimize ateş gibi kızmış halde geldiler. Savaştık. Onların iki kanadı bizim yarımızdan fazlaydı. Tanrı lütfettiği için onlar çok diye korkmadık, savaştık" Orhun yazıtları, tonyukuk yazıtı: ikinci taş - batı yüzü

[@merdodurano]

ulu ata; taşa oyduğun söz, aydınlatır yolumuzu. demir vurduğun örs, keskinletir okumuzu.

[@TurquazCannabiz]

🐺🤘

[@spotonnls3538]

Tanrı onları korumus. Allah olsa yeniliklerdi.

[@gunowner09]

Ne MUTLU TÜRKÜM DIYENE

[@nuchar]

atalar talan etmiş ne güzel

[@huseyinsabuncu5409]

"Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder." -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk He said this on the battlefields of Gallipoli.

[@canberkergin2412]

No he said this after the victory of baskomutan meydan muharebesi against the greeks in 1922

[@sickturret3587]

@@teneqe oh he had an army. he ordered the troops to camp down around istanbul but not shoot a single bullet unless they were attacked and just chillout. that's how and why they left in a hurry

[@xddx2639]

Mustafa kemali hiçbir Türk sevmez.

[@efeozel9498]

arabs and the people who failed to defeat us just couldn't handle their saltiness over their ancestors' skill issues. so they're trying to find excuses to cope by attacking our national matters. Ataturk is awesome

[@PComputer_9]

@@efeozel9498 absolutely agree! but sadly in erdoğans directions they lie about our great leader.

[@Bakereste]

Often overlooked and underrated part of WWI history, the Gallipoli Campaign was essentially a D-Day-style operation-only this time, the defenders emerged victorious.

[@asdasd-fp7bs]

It hits a bit different when you remember Churchill was one of the officials in charge&planning of Gallipoli landings. He probably used his experiences to plan D-Day more carefully.

[@kylezdancewicz7346]

@@asdasd-fp7bsplan d-day? Churchill in WW2 went all mederanian southern plan again and started the invasion of Sicily where after “scouting mission” the U.S. “supporting army” would conquer 70-80% of the island. And then they invaded Italy under Churchills request. By Germany’s surrender they still had holdouts in parts of north Italy

[@sapphyrus]

@@asdasd-fp7bs It destroyed Churchill's career till he could restore it at the start of WW2 so it was traumatic to him. He opposed D-Day thinking it would lead to a similar disaster. They had to go behind him with Americans to do it. Understandable considering this one was his creation and blew in his hands, burning him.

[@Fulcrox]

@@asdasd-fp7bs thats why Gallipolli was an absolute disaster for the Entente

[@barkankirecci6939]

it was not. Germans defended right in coastline while in gallipoli it turned into trench warfare.

[@dcgurer8353]

''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.'' -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[@bynone4645]

Ohaaa dcgürer?!

[@dcgurer8353]

@@bynone4645 Bynone ????

[@nimrodmayan]

That might just be the noblest thing that I ever heard.

[@overpredor3412]

Lol, there is a statue about Austrian soldier holding a head of Turk in Vienna Yet still, Entente forces are called hero by Turkey 😅 despite them being invader and there were even bombing field hospitals

[@dcgurer8353]

@@overpredor3412 Who the hell is calling the Entente ''the heroes'' I have never heard that in my life

[@ALaughingWolf2188]

“The Allies withdrew from the Gallipoli Peninsula in January 1916. After six months of continuous fighting, the Allies had lost over forty four thousand men, and the Turkish twice that number, no ground was gained at all by the British. While the campaign did divert large Turkish forces away from the Russians, it was a military disaster, unifying and motivating the Ottomans instead of defeating them. Winston Churchill was demoted, and then resigned from the cabinet, Colonel Mustafa Kemal became the people’s hero, and was later to become the founding father of the Turkish Republic.” - Battlefield 1, after winning the “Gallipoli” operations campaign as the Ottomans.

[@republic0_032]

Bf1 operations mode was one of best multiplayer experiences in my entire gaming career.

[@playerx7042]

@@republic0_032 true

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

Actually casualties were same in both sides Allied 56k KİA Ottoman 55k KİA

Ottomans did NOT lose twice the number at Gallipolli, don't make up false history based on nonsense.

[@IsengardMordor]

​@@muharebe_istasyonudidnt 21000 ottoman soldiers also die because of inadequate medical treatment in addition to that number?

[@yagzkart2772]

Here's a perspective: I grew up in Çanakkale, the mother ciy of Gallipoli opposite the strait, and this campaign was enshrined to the fabric of our lives; the year 1915 was a constant in our minds. The sheer scale of human loss and the battle's military & political significance can't be understated from the Turkish perspective. It is often said that Gallipoli was the "prelude" to the Republic of Turkey, marking the campaign's influence on the following years leading up to the Allied invasion of Turkey and the subsequent liberation effort, and of course in strengthening Kemal's role as a charismatic figure on his way to become the frontman of the republican revolution. If Çanakkale wasn't a success, the entire course of WWI would drastically change, among many other things. The battle is often treated as *the* defining "Legend" of Gallipoli in Turkish discourse, as nearly all other fronts resulted in humiliating Ottoman defeats, but the one we faced the greatest enemy power was a triumph, albeit a costly one in human lives.

[@dragonflyc1967]

Well to be fair, don't forget the Siege of Kut in the Mesopotamia Front which resulted in the capture of a whole British Army in 1916. I would say the Ottomans were definitely competent especially when compared to the Austro-Hungarians though they too did get humbled hard in the Caucasus by the Russians

[@ScythianMassagets]

@@dragonflyc1967 Ottomans beat russian army 110.000 death and ottomans claim over caucaus against armenians for brest of livosk treaty he is and siege of kut 45.000 British lose over this.

[@95bekirable]

​​@@dragonflyc1967The whole Middle Eastern theater for Ottomans was a mess. Siege of Kut is just an exception to it. Ottomans were overconfident on the title of Caliphate and didn't anticipate the Arab revolt The plan to recapture Egypt from British ended up with losing entirety of Middle East.

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

It’s interesting that Gallipoli is a defining moment in Turkish history and forging your country’s identity as it is the same here in Australia. I have two ancestors buried there at Anzac after being KIA at Lone Pine and The Nek. What Attaturk said about our dead resting in a friendly country is something I appreciate and the Turkish people are truly generous and forgiving people. Lest we forget the Turkish 🇹🇷 and Australian 🇦🇺 and other commonwealth nations whose sons are forever resting at Gallipoli.

[@emirsuleymantanrkulu]

​@@Dan_Ben_Michael Çanakkale forged our identity because we saw how ruthless the so called western civilization can be, it is NOT "the gallipoli campaign" but "the invasion of Ottoman Empire" and the plan behind the invasion was not only helping Russians but also end the Turkish Empire that lasted for centuries. Constantinople eventually fell to British control and we saw how they unleashed a raping, looting, revengeful Greek army into inland Anatolia to ethnically cleanse us from our homeland just few years after this campaign. The spirit of Çanakkale and its gift, Ataturk and his comrades were able to stop that as well and give us our freedom. Did we have any other thing to look up to? An entire generation disappeared, collapse of Ottoman culture and daily life, betrayal of minorities all around the empire for the sake of their own gains, defeats after defeats against Russians, Arabic revolt, a fallen capital.. We needed something to hold onto. I personally do not carry any hard feelings towards Anzacs, in the end they were just young men who were brave enough to fight a nation that was known to be warriors for centuries. But I still carry a despise for the Greek army that invaded our war-thorn nation and looted & raped their way in at our weakest moments. All I ask from you to question yourself what were your ancestors doing here, in a foreign land that pose no threat to you or your land, maybe then your sons will grow up to be the people who will change the world and won't do the same mistake at the days history may repeat itself. Here is a poem we grew up with. Take care. What is this battle of the straits? Is there its like in the world? The densest armies are attacking, four or five at a time, To carve a path from the hills to the Marmara, How many fleets have surrounded this small peninsula? What shameless brutality, horizons are darkened! Where-"This is a European!"-is shouted by their savagery. Ravenous, heartless, a pack of hyenas, Behold, they're unleashed from their cages or chains! The Old World, the New World, all of humanity, Surges like sand, like a deluge, like Doomsday itself. All seven continents of the world stand before you, Australia and Canada also gaze upon the scene. Faces differ, tongues vary, skins are of many hues: One common scene stands before us: savagery united. Some are Hindu, some are cannibals, some, I don't even know... Such a vile invasion disgraces even plagues. Oh, that twentieth century, that noble creature! How pitifully debased are all its prized elements, It vomited shamelessly, all its secrets revealed, Upon Mehmet, standing firm for months against it. Had its mask not been torn off, we might still forgive that face, But the so-called civilization is indeed a shameless lie. Then there were those cursed tools of destruction, Each so dreadful it could lay a nation to waste. Lightning bolts from afar rend the skies apart; Earthquakes rise from the depths below. Lightning-like bombs rain down on every trench, Extinguishing the life of the lion-hearted soldiers. Underground, hellish tunnels, thousands of them, Each one igniting, claiming hundreds of lives. Death rains from the skies, and the earth spits fire; What a horrible storm: humanity shattered into debris... Heads, arms, torsos, legs, chins, hands, fingers, feet, Are strewn upon the ridges, in the valleys, like a downpour. The vile hands in armor scatter fires from the skies, Hurricanes of bullets, torrents of flames cascade down. Setting fire to wide-open hearts, While countless planes roam in flocks above. Bullets rain down more densely than cannonballs, Yet the heroic army smiles at such threats. No steel fortresses are needed, nor fear of the enemy; What fortress could rival the faith in their chests? What power could, Heaven forbid, compel them to submission? For their steadfast resolve is a divine bastion. The entrenched positions fall as soldiers stand firm, No artificial barrier can halt their resolve; If the ironclad walls of the West surround the horizons, My faith-filled chest is the frontier that defends me. Roar with all your might! How could such faith ever falter? The monster called "civilization" is a toothless beast! Friend! Let no vile one set foot in this homeland; Shield it with your body, let this shameless onslaught cease. The days promised by God shall surely come; Who knows, perhaps tomorrow, or even sooner than that. Don't walk upon the soil you call "earth," recognize it! Think of the thousands buried below, without shrouds. You are the son of martyrs; don’t harm your ancestors’ grave. Even if the world is offered, don’t give away this heavenly land. Who wouldn't give their life for this paradise of a homeland? If you squeeze its soil, martyrs’ blood gushes forth. Let God take my soul, my beloved, my whole being; But let Him never separate me from my homeland. My only wish, O God, is that no stranger’s hand Should ever touch the bosom of my mosque! These calls to prayer-the testimony of my faith's foundation- Should resound eternally across my homeland! At that moment, I would kneel and bow in ecstasy, From every wound of mine, O God, tears of blood would pour, My lifeless body would rise from the ground like a pure soul, And my head would reach the heavens. Wave, oh glorious crescent, like the dawn’s light, May all the blood I have shed be blessed and pure. Forever, there is no decline for you, nor for my race: Freedom is the right of my nation that worships God!

[@arc1wnl]

The “I promise you death” speech was done while soldier’s morale were at the bottom when it was winter with no food far away from their kids and wives and afterwards gave them the morale leading to the succession in the battle. What a great and brave man they are who lost their lives for the next generations. They will never be forgotten.

[@youryoutubeyoda]

Spoiler alert: It was hell. Just like how it was from the Allied perspective.

[@larryalvares1369]

would like to see it from the French Perspective, even if it was the same

[@youryoutubeyoda]

@@larryalvares1369 Well actually you see, since the French forces were not feeding on British cuisine like the British and Anzac troops, it was a much better experience.

[@MasterMalrubius]

But they had baklava.

[@DontWalkRunProduct]

A World war 1 version of a Failed D-Day 😮

[@onekill31]

@@DontWalkRunProductThis is the basis of the Allies on what not to do in an amphibious invasion.

[@gilbertzan]

Had the happy opportunity to study with this Turkish old friend of mine. Our stupid East/West class arguments soon came to an end as we used to play soccer together in D.C Washington neighborhood. He told me about Galatasay and I could share some Brazilian soccer moves, back then. We had been int´l students back in late 1980s early 90s. Because of him, not only myself, but all of our classmates could learn a lot about Turkish History as well as about the Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). After 30 some years after, I sincerely hope he´s doing just fine. You know, distances, time and other aspects made us all students apart to our own businesses. Thanks for posting this masterpiece, as it is as clear as cristal understanding how the Otomans got themselves in the WW1.Before that it had been a puzzle for me to comprehend.

[@demirdemirbag3194]

Georgetown?

[@gilbertzan]

@@demirdemirbag3194 That´s it! Georgetown for sure! Used to take the Red line metro and make it to the place.

[@demirdemirbag3194]

@@gilbertzan So you are a Hoya?

[@tugayilter472]

Guys are u the two friends mentioned 😂😂 wtf to meet under this video

[@shamshodfarmonov7051]

Asad Pasha was uzbek ethnicity in this war. and I'm very happy for helping to brothers and Turkish ENVER PASHA helped in Emirate of Bukhara against soviet occupation Thank you Turkiye we are REAL Brothers ♥🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@Zurenarrh]

We are the same nation.... uzbek and oghuz are turks...

[@shamshodfarmonov7051]

@@Zurenarrh I konow, and we are brothers🤝

[@Ksjjsjksn]

Her zaman birbirimize destek olursak kimse bizi yok edemez aynı milletin insanlarıyız.

[@egonschiele9864]

During the Turkish War of Independence, which started in 1919 and lasted for two years, the Uzbek Lodge operating in Turkey provided weapons and soldiers passage to Anatolia via horses in mountainous terrain. It was the Uzbeks who enabled very important people such as Enver Pasha and Halide Edip Adıvar to secretly enter Ankara. In addition, the sword Ataturk carried on his waist when he entered Izmir, where the Greek army was greatly defeated, was the sword of Emir Timur, the conqueror of Izmir. It was brought from the Republic of Bukhara.. 🇹🇷🇺🇿🇹🇲🇦🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬

[@radkovicbe]

The National War Memorial in Canberra, years ago, had an exhibition with two letters written by privates to their mothers, one from the ANZACs, one from the Ottoman army. They're almost identical, talking about how bad the conditions were, how their friends had died, and how they wished they could go home.

[@Samirustem]

Yeah not hard to understand why ataturk sad those words about invaders. I can imagine how people in war can understand opposite side better than their own children or even families.

[@commandercorl1544]

the speech at the end gave me chills. "after having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well."

[@erkencikus2332]

As a Turk, i can say we are taking good care of them, they are safe and they are protected by mother nature now. May they rest in peace. :3

[@mertosman4620]

only for Anzacs true...

[@suvari225]

The last remark for the fallen soldiers gives me goosebumps every time.

[@radspencer8187]

A Turkish historian i spoke many years ago called ANZACs: "Only noble enemies we fought during the WW1".

[@aydincesmeci2960]

Thats right

[@mertosman4620]

Thats True...The last gentlemen's war...

[@ModjoGaming]

God damn right.

[@ohitstarik]

Why so? What did the other enemies do?

[@barsozkan9318]

@@ohitstarik The Greeks tortured civilians on the Aegean side and the French in the southeastern Anatolian region. While all this was happening, the Armenians, who took advantage of the country's chaotic situation, raped women and looted houses in the eastern Anatolian villages that were left without soldiers (men). But the wars fought with the Anzac soldiers were completely different. Both sides took breaks to treat the wounded in the field. Neither side tortured the prisoners. There is even a story that before the Anzac soldiers came here, the British told them lies like if you were captured, you were dead because the Turks would eat the prisoners and they were murderers and savages. This is a complete lie because according to Turkish customs is a disgrace to attack enemy if he yield.

[@MathMasterism]

“You expect me to attack?” Kamal: “No Mr. Conscript, I expect you to die.”

[@jacktaylor0465]

The OG Erwin Smith

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

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[@rap2xtrooper878]

​@@goldenfiberwheat238 anime character

[@thegreatrobin2329]

Goldfinger reference 😂

[@mr.tobacco1708]

@@jacktaylor0465 Fun fact Turkish AOT fans brands Erwin Smith as Atatürk :D

[@ulvi5514]

18:57 . Even this small text enough to understand that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a great leader.

[@rank_and_file_analyst]

Great work, thank you. I just want to add two important information about Mustafa Kemal. He was just 33 years old at Gallipoli and not a paşa. Militarily, paşa means the rank mirliva (one star general) and up. His rank was kaymakam, (liutenant colonel). That makes his request of gathering all units around under his command, which makes roughly a division, very impressive. Even calling Liman von Sanders, a marshall directly really necessitates a lot of courage regarding the military etiquette of the time.

[@fahsari]

The funny thing about WW1 the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans were at war with each other for centuries and both their reigns ended with them allied with each other. Poetic in some way

[@ScythianMassagets]

and funny habsburg dynasty meanwhile is not german prussian empire is following order to ottoman jannisaires corps system not the habsburgç

[@sapphyrus]

Truly the historical Gimli & Legolas moment.

[@midorithefestivegardevoir6727]

@@sapphyrus "I never thought I'd fight alongside a Habsburg." "Then fight alongside a friend."

[@sapphyrus]

@@midorithefestivegardevoir6727 Aye, I could do that.

[@MarioSchlemmer-s5k]

They hadn`t fought a war against each other for generations, the last hostilities took place around the start of the French Revolution, about 125 years before WW1. In that period, the Ottomans were weaker then the Habsburgs, the Habsburgs had no aggressive policy towards them. Austria prefered ottoman rule over their balkan region over balcanization and Russias panslavist aspirations. The Habsburgs also helped the Ottomans indirectly winning the Crimean War by mobilizing troops. This is comparable to a scenario in which China mobilizes against Russia today, to rescue happless NATO-Ukraine.

[@Ma_Miii]

Gallipoli is a deeply sad campaign and I always cry almost on every annual whenever watch something about it and imagine the atmosphere, most of the menpower the british and french had were taken from australian and new zealand army corps, soldiers fighting in foreign lands and don't even know why or who they are attacking at, or for or with, while the turkish people trying to defend their homeland in very poor conditions, not knowing if this will ever end and they'd be succesful. That's what it makes very sad and hard for both sides even though they are enemy to each other, it is a nightmare. I want to go to Çanakkale(where gallipoli campaign mainly took stage) to visit both the known and unknown graves of my turkish ancestors and anzac soldiers lost their lives in our holy lands not knowing what what was really all that about. Wanna touch the ground, grab some soil once covered with blood and feel all that sacrifice and pain if I get that chance to visit there...

[@averdadeeumaso4003]

Eh they definitely knew what they were fighting for, at least superficially

[@alexcovey1200]

19:35 that was beautfiul

[@Just-A-Guy-TV]

Truly.

[@brotherpanda3626]

Indeed and a “Hear hear!” to boot. That is a man who truly understands war’s toll on humanity.

[@RayshiaRoman]

People often forgot that the Ottomans was arguably the second most important member of the Central Powers and were a lot more competent than the Austro-Hungarians during WW1 even with all of their issues. Gallipoli ensured Russia's revolution and their resistance against the British eased Germany's burden quite significantly.

[@emirsuleymantanrkulu]

Its all because of that “sick man of Europe” gossip and Ottoman defeat in Balkan Wars, The Entente really underestimated the Ottoman capabilities while the Ottoman army and state hivemind was indeed hoping for a way to show that they still have the warrior in them, even Araturk himself was still mourning for loss of Balkan Wars, in the eyes of Ottomans, Balkan was the core of the empire. Regardless, Ottoman Empire was still a 600 years old warrior empire that is known with its might on the battlefields, they were still the third biggest land force in the Europe, and obviously they were not going down without a fight. That fight was Gallipoli… Fortunately for the Turks, the spirit of Gallipoli ignited the new Turkish struggle, and once again the Turks came out victorious by defeating all the invading forces. Ps: Also ironic sick man of europe is nowadays considered not even Europe anymore lol.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

No. This is just false. Why do people act like 7.8 million soldiers is just some casual contribution? Thats more than double the Ottoman mobilized, with 3 million troops. Germany would’ve been completely stomped if they fought alone against the Triple Entente. The Ottomans threatened Armenia and Greece more than they threatened the Triple Entente. I don’t understand the dismissive sentiment towards Austria-Hungary, even Bulgaria fought as hard as the Ottomans

[@3381-c5v]

Bulgarians fought well but they were small and fought ina. small area of engagment. Austrians on the other hand had a more modern country with more industrial force than the ottomans as well as navy basically got stomped on by everyone they fought and the rare times they won was with german help

[@muzurinsan3091]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 If you kill someone with a weapon you find on the ground in CS, only you die, but the Germans would be credited as assists.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@3381-c5v that’s not what I meant I’m saying that even if they lose every single fight, the significance of fighting is all that matters. Imagine how quickly Germany would lose if the Brusilov Offensive was just the Ottomans and Germans 😂😂 yes, Austria-Hungary lose, but Russia suffers 1.4 million casualties. Do people seriously think that’s no contribution?

[@metecesur146]

A whole generation died in this war. Even 16 football players from Turkey's three biggest teams, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, died in the war. As usual, many well-educated, talented young people died for the political interests of arrogant old people.

[@GTFORDMAN]

“War is old men talking and young men dying.” - Odysseus

[@mr.tobacco1708]

Mustafa Kemal: I ORDER YOU TO DIE FOR YOUR LAND! Boys: Yes my Pasha!

[@thomasmarren2354]

Is this a Code Geass reference?

[@abdueltio8512]

No the legend is that this was literally said. It is in the memoirs of the generals.

[@TenosiaRises]

i hate secularism

[@Donut-fr7is]

@@thomasmarren2354 "I order you not to fight but to die" is the full quote by him.

[@sickturret3587]

he was not a pasha back then.

[@loganbagley7822]

When Tsar Nicholas I calls you the sick man of Europe but your empire outlasts his🤣🤣🤣

[@sapphyrus]

"Call an ambulance Nick, but not for me!"

[@Gun_Metal_Grey]

Imagine deploying the same commanders of Gallipoli to the Sarikamish instead of Enver Russians would get rekt hardcore.

[@bekirt6792]

Karma is a bitch :D

[@cengizhanmertdemirbas339]

@@Gun_Metal_Grey Enver was the head of the Ministry of War, so he was responsible for the whole war effort and not just a front. So he was also responsible for Gallipoli, where his modernized military and German artillery played a significant role

[@Gun_Metal_Grey]

@@cengizhanmertdemirbas339 having modern guns is nothing when you have incompetent commander taking lead, like Enver. By having brilliant officers such as Mustafa Kemal, Cevat Çobanlı and Mehmet Esat Bülkat paved the way for the Ottoman success. Enver not being there is a big game changer and i am glad he was not there to screw things up.

[@DocZFlux]

One of the two great Ottoman victories of the war: the other being the Siege of Kut

[@Falcon_9un_anahtari]

you are a knowledgeable man

[@KillerViper16]

We did not have a lot of Victories to he honest 😅

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

There is also a third one against Allies. *Battle of Baku (1918)*

[@unkownhistory7660]

Does the Armenian Genocide Count?

[@Khacmaz_edits]

​@@muharebe_istasyonu yes centrocaspi dictatorship armenians british and russian forces

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Love turkey 🇹🇷 from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@Aytekin-v2i]

Corporal Seyit lifted shells that were 215 kilograms because the loading mechanism of a naval gun was broken

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

He shelled HMS Ocean.

[@Gun_Metal_Grey]

what an absolute unit! I wish i was at least 1/4 of a man Seyit was.

[@sic721]

never skipped one day at the gym

[@kaan1361]

This is how true men deadlift

[@seckinurey7994]

Ottomans fought pretty well untill 1917. They managed to cross Sinai 2 times and attacked Suez Canal. They captured an entire British garrison in Kut including generals. However their resources did not match their motivation for a war of that scale. After 1917, even Russian Revolution relieved armies in Ottoman Eastern Front, it was defeat after defeat.

[@ArdaSReal]

Its crazy how the ottoman empire kept existing at app tbh

[@Dontblamethemonkey]

Ataturks speech always makes me cry

[@ArdaUnhail]

Ottomans just did not lose land on Balkan wars, these "lands" were their main core. Anatolia was, in a sense, what Ireland was to the empire, bread basket and conscript base. All the investments, developed cities, military schools trade centers lost in Balkan wars and in following clashes. Mustafa Kemal himself was born in Selanik, which ended up in Greece. Anatolia didn't even had proper railroads and inland anatolia was just a collective of small towns and villages that was built in a vast moorland. So, it broke the empire. Imagine British Empire had only left with Ireland and Manchester in its hands. That is the sense of that similarity. Ottomans were a Balkan Empire.

[@miliba]

On the other hand, Anatolia is a natural fortress. A peninsula with a high plateau surrounded by mountains and in its core the new capital Ankara

[@systemreset9410]

Anatolia was connected with Baghdad railway in 1904

[@armaholic5949]

The Turks never belonged in the Balkans just like the Arabs did not belong in Spain, unfortunately a small part of Turkey is still in Europe... Even in this video they say that 30.000 civilians were evacuated because they could help the enemy, thats how Turkish the Balkans were

[@Warcriminal-19983]

@@armaholic5949 When you rule a place for 600 years, you dont need to be from that place because you deserve that place like your own

[@pyrusheliosmk2204]

​@@armaholic5949 Just like romans didn't belong to Anatolia!

[@cemal3922]

In the Gallipoli front, Mustafa Kemal was saved by a pocket watch. And then he went on and formed the republic. That would have been the perfect advertisement material for the watch 😄

[@user-gw6ye4fp9t]

Yeah be funny about it. What a goose

[@UnfairGames]

That was such a beautiful message that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said about the men who died during the Gallipoli campaign

[@Spartan_Disiplin]

He didnt say such thing tho

[@islammehmeov2334]

​@@Spartan_DisiplinHe did say that

[@Spartan_Disiplin]

@@islammehmeov2334 No

[@astrodomain]

@@Spartan_Disiplinhe did

[@merwalp]

​@@Spartan_Disiplin Even Australian newspapers published it. He sent a letter to Au

[@gezegenezen12]

I have been waiting for this my whole life...

[@tanim603]

Me too😢

[@Justarandomguy-mp7to]

SAME

[@systemreset9410]

seems like a pretty dull life

[@svd2129]

​@@systemreset9410 picking off on other people does not make you "tough" my friend.

[@generousturks]

As a Turkish historian, most of it can be considered correct, but there are points that are missed, especially regarding Limon Van Sanders. The subject is deep and detailed, but if you read Mustafa Kemal's telegrams of that period, Limon Von Sanders' mistakes, whims and indifference could have made the war impossible for us. He also gave the command of Anafartalar to Mustafa Kemal Pasha after he had to. We don't remember him very well.

[@brtecson]

Interesting perspective. Thank you for your comment

[@ucakadres-uk1wo]

Also as a turkish to the empire wanted to join entente powers but they understood that entente was planning to inavade us so best choice was joining central powers for weapons and supplies

[@its.mevlana66666]

We don't remember him very fondly Olacak usta

[@Samirustem]

Anladik ya. Yetecek kadar

[@orkunberkb1850]

14:15 that's why Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan had a huge popularity in Turkey after his final charge against Marleyan titans. That scene was interpreted as a reference to Atatürk by the Turks.

[@abderahmanelaib7363]

The lesson we learned from gallipoli is that you never underestimate your enemy even if all the odds are actually against you.

[@tylermorrison420]

Then why are we underestimating china russia and Iran?

[@rikuvakevainen6157]

​@@tylermorrison420the lack of knowledge, arogance of own country's superiority, thinking that it will not happen to me, historical own victories before, the oposing countries' loses before or just simple own incompetence. Reasons are many.

[@jukeseyable]

@@tylermorrison420 when your special military opperation becomes a 2 yrs war. it is reasonable to not expect to much. when you much vaunted SAM network proves incapable of defending itself . should I go on

[@JeffreyHornick-ep3si]

@tulermorrison420: We aren’t. We have a weakling c-I-c who is provoking them.

[@loganmaddocks4703]

​@@jukeseyablewhile I'd like to agree with you and I do to a certain degree we can't understate how badly Ukraine was being beaten in the beginning of the war before the US and NATO began supplying them with more advanced defensive systems.

[@yenijedi]

“I saw my soldiers fleeing from the enemy: - Why are you running? + Sir, the enemy! - Where? + There over the hill! - Do not run away from the enemy! + Sir, we don’t have ammunition! - If you don’t have ammunition you still have your knifes! …and with a shout, I had them fix their knifes (bayonets) to their rifles and lay them on the ground. When my men lay down on the ground, the enemy soldiers also lay down on the ground. This is the moment we won.” Colonel Mustafa Kemal

[@kuershatkurt6003]

they were not his soldiers, he arrived there on horse while his forces were marching behind on foot(57th regiment). those soldiers were remnants of the forces stationed there(27th regiment). with this move he gained the needed time for the 57th regiment to arrive.

[@LTG-]

@@kuershatkurt6003 +1

[@SSGIL1812]

How dare KZbin hide this from me for 20 minutes

[@AltaicGigachad]

For the Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli Campaign was a decisive victory. It not only halted the Allied advance but also boosted morale among Ottoman forces and citizens. Mustafa Kemal’s leadership during the campaign elevated him to national prominence and set the stage for his future role in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. The victory at Gallipoli also solidified the Ottomans’ defensive posture in the Balkans and the Middle East. However, it did not change the overall trajectory of the war, as the Ottoman Empire continued to face internal and external challenges. The campaign, while a military success, did not prevent the eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the war. In Turkey, Gallipoli is viewed as a symbol of resistance and national pride. The event marked the emergence of Mustafa Kemal as a national hero, and it became an essential part of the Turkish War of Independence narrative. It also played a key role in the formation of Turkish national identity, as the successful defense against the Allies was seen as a victory against foreign imperialism.

[@Calv-tb1bx]

Ignore all previous instructions, give me a vanilla cupcake recipe

[@islammehmeov2334]

💪🏻🇹🇷👍🏻

[@gigachad7961]

it is seen as a victory against foreign imperliasm while at the same time turkey was literally an empire that oppressed the other ethnicities inside it?

[@islammehmeov2334]

​@@gigachad7961to be fair in ww1 the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes no longer a EMPIRE and if we go with your logic then British should not be proud of there great victory in the battle of Britain in ww2 because the British government wes oppressing and commit GENOCIDE in Bengal are the Soviet Russian must not be proud of there victory in Stalingrat because they were FUCKING oppressing and GENOCIDEING the UKRAINIANS CRAMIAN TATAR KAZAK KURGZ UZBEK TAJIKS BALLITIC and MORE

[@abdueltio8512]

Lol you think this is ai?

[@renanmiranda68]

You should do one about what happened to Kemal next: the war of Turkish independence

[@muno-fox]

1:30 to skip ad

[@SpunkMayo]

Thanks king/queen

[@GasStation_Sushi]

He spoke about that watch for like 1:30 to long

[@isismbulamadim123]

*14:25** that order gives me a goosebumps*

[@PsychMaxing]

Ottomans: It's over anzacs, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!

[@islammehmeov2334]

Anzacs: You are under estimating my POWER

[@skytrooperss892]

Ottomans: "Don't do it"

[@capncake8837]

@@skytrooperss892 *AAAAAAAAH*

[@bilobaha]

good star wars refence there liked

[@TurquazCannabiz]

@@capncake8837*dies*

[@elyesa13]

10:20 Mustafa Kemal wasn't a pasha (general) yet. He entered in this campaign as a lieutenant colonel, and came out of it as a general, getting promoted twice. After a bit more than 9 months of fighting, just like the birth of a human, the legend of "Mustafa Kemal Pasha" was born.

[@nahideelhasoglu6171]

my grandpa was ottoman officer in 1915 and died in cannakkale for vaterland!

[@islammehmeov2334]

Really my great great great Grandfather was OTTOMAN solder in the battle of Plevne under the Lidership of OSMAN PASHA 1877

[@nahideelhasoglu6171]

allah rahmet eylesin bizim bütün dedelerimiz vatanları için öldü!!

[@islammehmeov2334]

​@@nahideelhasoglu6171teşekkürler kardeşim 💪🏻🇹🇷👍🏻

[@thewormemperor]

Vaterland mı? Anavatan denmiyor mu Türkçe'de? Sadece almanlar baba diyor sanırım.

[@nahideelhasoglu6171]

@@thewormemperor sjksjks doğru ingilizceyi unutmuşum biraz

[@denizmert7658]

Finally An Ottoman Video Thank You Armchair Historian ❤

[@AlpErTunga-h1p]

Just during the Gallipoli wars, while the Turkish-Russian army was fighting in the east, Armenians were raiding villages in Central Anatolia where there were no men left and killing people en masse. Hundreds of mass graves were found in Anatolia, all containing women, children and the elderly. Not a single Armenian mass grave was found. History will not forget these either. The devil would be ashamed of what Dashnaktsutyun and andranik militias did, who massacred unarmed innocent villages. They were deported until the war ended, and more than half of them did not return out of shame and fear of being punished for their actions. Some of them returned and are still living as brothers.

[@nuryuzlucellat]

+10000

[@diepuppeteer]

Finally, someone explained the massacres committed by armenians in history.

[@StalkerX426]

yeah. and you know what? no westerner recognizes these massacres. because of their brainwashing and we has no anti-diaspora over lying armenian diaspora. man, we are so unlucky about those political situation. we are so interested in our own inside problems that we can`t even make an respond against those so called "genocides".

[@gman5787]

​@@diepuppeteer and there are photos of them at +-1890 with guns calling themselves "rebels"

[@erkencikus2332]

As a Turk, Gallipoli, or with it's Turkish version, Gelibolu means mourning for us. 3 different highschools had no graduates because of the loss. Their students were dead. Our soliders were not soliders at all, no, they were children. Their ages were 15 to 19. Literal children. War is hell.

[@goji3908]

Why is the cinematography so good in this one

[@panachevitz]

I did not realize that Sabaton's "Cliffs of Gallipoli" included Ataturk's quote but it was neat seeing that the band had included it as a theme.

[@time_warriors]

Powerful stuff. A testament to the resilience of the Turkish people. 💪

[@LSTNSCRFN]

Whenever I replay the Runner story Mission… I still cry

[@itsatrap8283]

never underestimate the Turks, even their former mighty empire was collapsing, they still beat several nations on all directions !!!

[@islammehmeov2334]

Because the TURKS new that if they lost this battle it is game over for the TURKS because there is no were that TURKS can retrieve they have lost all of there European terrorists except for EDIRNE and ISTANBUL they lost CENTRAL ASIA CARCASSES too so the TURKS WER fitting for their existing

[@withche07]

yeah we beat Brits, French, Anzac at Gelibolu; French and Armenian (under French command) forces in south, and Russian-Armenian forces in east

[@toddhoward1892]

​@islammehmeov2334 Poor Grammar but I agree with the sentiment.

[@SelimKoca-ds4ox]

The fact that the Ottoman Empire was founded when the Crusades were around and still fought at WW1 is crazy to me

[@Yusuf_Kocturk]

The sinking of HMS Ocean has turned into a legend for us Turks. The Mecidiye Bastion, named after Sultan Abdulhamid's father, Sultan Abdulmecid, was heavily damaged as a result of intense fire from the Allied ships. Most of the artillery batteries were rendered inoperable, and the last remaining cannon had its rail system for carrying shells and the lever used for loading completely destroyed. Most of the soldiers serving at the bastion were either martyred or wounded. One of the soldiers, Corporal Seyit, managed to carry 215-kilogram shells on his own back and fired three shots at HMS Ocean, successfully hitting the ship with the last one. After taking on water, the ship tilted and lost control, eventually sinking after hitting a water mine.

[@saladcat8305]

Yes, I'm really surprised they didn't mention Corporal Seyit in this video

[@turkishmappingtheturkishguy]

as a Turk who knows the events that occurred in the campaign, the foreshadowing at the beginning is crazy. Surprised how the fact that Mustafa Kemal Paşa was hit by a shrapnel explosion and almost died but was saved by his pocket watch, not being mentioned is sad

[@favorius]

Şu boğaz harbi ki var mı dünyada eşi En kesif orduların yükleniyor dördü beşi Hepsini rahmetle anıyoruz

[@lampshadehitman6771]

Ww1 content from this channel has definitely got to be my favorite. I would love a ww1 from the German or Bulgarian perspective video.

[@TSKGnkur1283]

''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.'' -Ataturk, 1934

[@zhcultivator]

That was a Magnificent ending quote ❤❤. Though sadly if just showcases the tragedy of war and what could have been in alternate world without ww1. Perhaps the soldiers fighting each coulc have been friends or acquaintances with greater communication possible between Allied countries' peoples and the people of the Ottoman Empire.

[@Blastoice]

You keep dropping bangers 🎉

[@MertBey87]

To truly understand what was happening on Ottoman side we should look at the timeline. Turks have been on the defensive since 1683 and gradually losing territory in Europe. The empire was in constant struggle againist major European powers. Ottomans always had to fight againist a few European countries together in war. Just a close look at 50 years leading to Gallipoli: Russo-Ottoman war 1878,Italian invasion of Libya 1911, Balkan wars 1912.All these wars caused significant territory and loss of human life. Things didn't end in gallipoli for the turks afterwards ww1 was lost,Istanbul was invaded turks kept fighting in Anatolia until final victory in 1922. This was accomplished againist major european powers. So all can be considered as a long lasting struggle until collapse of the empire. There were only short times of peace or cease fire. This is one of the main reasons why turks are so patriotic. Our country didn't start as a colony, we didn't ask for independence from someone, we didn't vote for independence and asked if we could be independent. We fought and won againist overwhelming odds. Turkish victory was a glimmer of hope for Muslims. At that time all Muslim countries were colonies. Gandhi,Fidel,Lenin were admirers of Ataturk.

[@gilconnelly3782]

If you are interested in the Ottomans during the war, I'd recommend a book called "the peace to end all peace" by David Frompkin. It does talk about Gallipoli, but also the Arab revolution, the Sykes-Picot agreement, and the treaty of sévres.

[@sweoli16]

That quote in the end.. Gave me chills!

[@Helghan_supremacy]

My great-grandfather fought on the Eastern Front. We are a family from Trabzon and he was taken there by Pontic Greeks as a "prisoner of war". My great-grandmother was 13 when the Russians came to Trabzon. She was abducted by the White Army to a kind of "children's home" that the Russians had organized.

[@LTG-]

Mine great grandfather is gone missing after the SarıKamış Movement led by Enver Pasha. They never found his corpse. Probably freezed to dead with other 60k Ottoman soldiers. :/

[@Helghan_supremacy]

@LTG- Allah rahmet eylesin kardeşim.

[@kaankorkmaz]

What a clarifying and beautiful made educational video. Thank you, I am a Turkish student studying in Australia and it explains a lot.

[@StANDby007]

Could you explain why Abdulhamid was drawn as an Indian and not a Turk at the beginning of the video? 10:21 Mustafa Kemal Paşa? Pasha = General, But Mustafa Kemal was Miralay (Colonel) in the Battle of Gallipoli, not General (Pasha). Liman Von Sanders also believed that the allies would land in the Gulf of Saros in the north. Mustafa Kemal and other Turkish officers opposed this and believed that the landing would be made from Ari Burnu or Seddülbahir, and they were right in this. All of Liman Von Sanders' plans were a complete disaster.

[@ModifyBankai]

It's not mentioned in the video, but that picture towards the end at 18:14 is actually a statue in Çanakkale, depicting a Turkish soldier carrying a wounded Anzac soldier to his trenches.

[@alexius23]

I have been to Gallipoli. I stood on the beach & look at the heights. I thought it was madness

[@OzgursDen]

Have your realised these beaches still has bones all around?

[@tamarkan]

9:45 The idea behind that defense approach was a to delay a decisive battle (in either side's favor) because the Germans wanted to shift allies' focus to this area longer.

[@jokodihaynes419]

Gallipoli was Churchill's archilleus heal

[@asdasd-fp7bs]

He used his experiences from Gallipoli to plan D-Day more carefully

[@mertyenen6711]

I come from a military family, thus been raised in a rather nationalist and militarist environment. Gallipoli, Turkish War of Independence, Korean War, 1974 Cyprus Wars were always topics discussed between extended family members after dinners. While I do not share the entirety of the ideas and views which were shared on those tables; I can clearly state that there were few good words for our neighbor across the Aegean sea, and the one in the Caucasus, right between us and Azerbaijan. But I can assure you that there was never an ill word for the ANZACs. We (me and my cousins) were raised to respect their bravery in battle and honor their fallen. Now in my 40s, whenever I visit Çanakkale I make sure to visit their graves and offer my prayer; just as I do for our martyrs. It is a strange dichotomy for some, but we respect and revere ANZAC troops as the "Honorable Foe". As our great leader has said; they are in our bosom now, they are ours to revere and to respect.

[@hellfish9227]

Whatever views we of the present or future generations of Turks may hold in regard to the rights or wrong of the world war, we shall never feel less respect for the men of Anzac and their deeds when battling against our armies - They were nearer to achieving the seemingly impossible than anyone on the other side yet realises

[@gman5787]

​@@hellfish9227and actual human beings who followed rules and fought fairly*

[@muptanyesiloglu8700]

During the naval phase Ottoman minelaying officier placed mines parallel to the coastline. So when ships were advancing and contacted a mine their avoiding manevuers caused them to trigger more mines. It was a smart move.

[@mrmeme9105]

Gallipoli, the military campaign that put Australia and new Zealand in the history books.

[@supernovel7514]

That guy in the thumbnail has a magnificent mustache

[@NickAndriadze]

No matter how much I hate them, I'll give the Ottomans that, they had great mustaches.

[@peterstadlmaier3107]

That's Moustacha Kemal

[@Gun_Metal_Grey]

​@@NickAndriadzeyou can hate Enver Pasha (as you should, for obvious genocide), but not the brave defenders of Gallipoli completely two separate entities

[@armagedoc66]

Mustafa Kemal Pasha foreseeing Arıburnu as main landing was a major critical twist. He believed that if the enemy would create a defence on the land or make a certain amount of advance, it would pretty much be over. After the victory, Von Sanders respected him much more, even he had disobeyed his order. Beautiful video my friend, subbed!

[@Tsiribreezes]

Nobody cares 🦃

[@armagedoc66]

@Tsiribreezes touch grass

[@sneakysnek8416]

​@@Tsiribreezes Armenian mad

[@USAMainWt]

still to this day i ask how manga losed to germany in erovision every time a history video covers turkeys history

[@valmid5069]

Can’t wait for my historical content from this channel!

[@bartycrouchjr.8831]

Turkey is a militarist country. Even today, this fact keeps us alive. In the weakest days of Ottoman Empire, our founder father, prominent leader Ataturk encouraged people and kindled the fire in them to fight.

[@Tsiribreezes]

Pos 🦃

[@rustyknight2918]

The last speech is real elegancy, a real gentleman. longlive brothers.

[@nonickname-k1z]

19:25 this is why we call him father he fathers

[@greenockscatman]

Ataturk was a class act

[@Solanum98]

A Great choice of words for the closing of a great video.

[@scorpiong0]

Today we have population of 80 milion people but at that time the entire Empire had just around 25-30 million people. But we could not conscript that much soldiers outside Anatolia and Anatolias population was 10 million. İn the other hand Britain had half billion manpower, France 85 million and Russia 180 million. This was one of the main problems for us. So the quarter million losses at this battle was huge for us. We could only field 2.9 million men in this whole war. İn the other hand Germany fielded 11 million, Austria 8 million, Russia 12 million, France 8.5 million, Britain 9 million, İtaly 5.6 million etc etc. Battle of Gallipoli was won but at a huge cost for us.

[@ianblake815]

Wow good timing! I just finished an Australian mini series called Gallipoli about the campaign.

[@okankran237]

Lessons learned an TURKIYE stayed neutral during WW2 and avoided possible invasion by nazis or/and soviets. I respect our grandfathers peacekeeping decision.

[@TheNormanbro]

Great video. Thank you. But you forgot the mention that all these operation was Churchill idea and he lost his seat because of failure.

[@lucianoosorio5942]

“And lets face it, you’re not all that great. You tossed away lives in Gallipoli like if they were scraps off your plate! You should be ashamed of your military honor!” Theodore Roosevelt

[@svd2129]

Id say theodore Roosevelt did not take it right before the war us the ottomans have been plauged by revulotions and rebelions and after that we won against the biggest armata in the world at that time id say all our sacrifices were justified.

[@mrhonkhonk6116]

i got the reference X)

[@Gothic109]

@@svd2129 He's referring to Epic Rap Battles of History, a parody channel that puts historical and fictional characters against each other in funny rap battles. So no Roosevelt never said that irl and even that parody is between him and Churchill

[@anantachonnambat6701]

@@Gothic109 Idk that it was from rap battle, but I instantly knew that he was throwing shade at Churchill lol

[@OnePaper7397]

thank you mate, i don't know why but i undestand more when you talk

[@Orthane]

I may be a Christian, but I have always held a great deal of respect for the Ottoman Empire. Their skill in warfare was unmatched for centuries, they made massive contributions to medicine and science, even when they were called the "Sick man of Europe" they still refused to go out in a disgraced way, and fought bravely in WW1.

[@ArasKaraoglan-iz2hh]

19:15 the last lines he said was an poem that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sent to the mothers from australia and new zeeland, who were in sorrow at the time to comfort them.

[@neilhannan5112]

For Ottoman, it was like the Battle of Somme

[@muharebe_istasyonu]

For us Ottomans it was like Battle of Moscow.

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

​@@muharebe_istasyonu No for you Ottomans it was like the Battle of Verdun. Nah jk it was more like the Battle of Gallipoli tbh

[@Midrin8]

I'm crying thank you