Çanakkale along North Coast Dardanelles Stop Traveller photo

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There is a famous poem in memory of the WW I fights, which requests a traveller passing by to stop and think of the heroism (Dur, yolçu .. : Wait, traveller ..). The ferry I am on does not stop, but I often think on the subject of war when I see those lines at this spot. The poem , can be found - in Turkish at the Archive of Turkish Oral History. And what looks like an authoritative English translation is at the anzacsite, that seems to be Australian government run.

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gavin pinar		07-Oct-2007 11:43
The translation of the full poem is thus; Stop wayfarer! Unbeknownst to you this ground You come and tread on, is where an epoch lies; Bend down and lend your ear, for this silent mound Is the place where the heart of a nation sighs. To the left of this deserted shadeless lane The Anatolian slope now observe you well; For liberty and honour, it is, in pain, Where wounded Mehmet laid down his life and fell. This very mound, when violently shook the land, When the last bit of earth passed from hand to hand, And when Mehmet drowned the enemy in flood, Is the spot where he added his own pure blood. Think, the consecrated blood and flesh and bone That make up this mound, is where a whole nation, After a harsh and pitiless war, alone Tasted the joy of freedom with elation.

serkan		19-Nov-2006 10:39
Sayidende harika bir resim Ben turkum diyen herkezin gitmesi gereken bir Canakkale bana gitmek nasip oldu umarim butun herkezede nasip olur

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