I'm the grandson of a turkish commander who was in Lone Pine and Bloody Ridge. My grandfather died in 1969. My father had written his memories for our family book and I wanna share them with you in short. From my father's writings; "Before our last fight to Anzac trenches, I could have given my soldiers only a half of bread, no water, no cigars. My soldiers were tired so much beyond belief. He has given courage with a speech before it started and he has cried silently without being seen after this speech. This was similar to Ataturk's speech which said " I order you not to fight, I order yo you to die here". "My father never told me how many enemies he killed there..when i asked he said "It's between me and God". I thought that he was so sad for this situation, always said "politicians made this happen". We defended my mother's my father's my children's homeland and Anzacs did their duty. But the British politicians and commanders used Anzacs in the front line to keep their own soldiers. My mother told me that my father was going to Gallipoli every year to see the trenches where he fought and also was going to Anzac monument to pray for their souls." ...Indeed, in the whole world war history, no nations can have this kind of great friendship affairs like Turks & Aussies had in a brutal war. You are always welcome to our homeland to celebrate our friendship together in Gallipoli.

As Ataturk said; 

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 your sons from far away 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