A British officer’s painting of a shell exploding over Gallipoli is among the highlights of a scrapbook of water-colours, sketches and photos released by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
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Gallipoli Centenary: Royal dates in UK and Turkey announced
Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the Royal Family are to attend ceremonies on April 25th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Allied naval assault on the Dardanelles
An armada of British and French warships attempted to force the Turkish Dardanelles Strait on March 18th 1915.
Continue readingTurkey starts programme of events to mark Centenary of Gallipoli campaign
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads commemoration of Gallipoli campaign.
Continue readingGallipoli Centenary April 25 – events preview, one month to go
Final preparations are being made for ceremonies around the world on April 24th/25th 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey.
Continue readingVatican in row with Turkey over Pope’s Armenia ‘genocide’ comments
Pope Francis has sparked a diplomatic row with Turkey by describing the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War as ‘genocide.’
Continue readingPublic lecture to take place in Brussels on sinking of Lusitania – titled ‘A Century of Deceit and Denial’
The lecture is taking place on May 7th 2015 – 100 years after the sinking of the liner. It is part of a series of lectures being organised to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
Continue readingTurkish school project connects children with ANZAC families
The school project, ‘Two Trenches, One Letter’, aims to educate students about the Gallipoli campaign and to promote the understanding of shared sacrifice between Turkish and Anzac families.
Continue readingArticle: ‘Killing Fields of the Young Turks’ by Justin Marozzi
An article in the UK's Spectator magazine challenges the legacy of the "Armenian genocide" in both Armenian and Turkish history.
Continue readingEuropean Parliament urges Turkey to recognise 1915 Armenian ‘genocide’
The European Parliament has entered the latest diplomatic row over the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War, calling on Turkey to recognise them as genocide.
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