Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial

Bigger is better. The main monument to Turks who participated in the Gallipoli campaign during WWI is the Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial. It's near Morto Bay at the Southern end of the peninsula. Can't miss it.

The memorial opened in 1960 and it's 137 feet high, 82 feet wide.

Also at the site, an inscription with part of the Turkish National Anthem and a statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, officer and first Turkish president. Nice resume.

The Turkish flag is "hidden" underneath the monument.

There's a long frieze behind the Ataturk statue with dramatic scenes of the Gallipoli battles. Nice nurse and everyone's favorite artillery shell carrier, Corporal Seyit.

A small cemetery is nearby, filled with red translucent head stones.