On the occasion of centennial anniversary of one of the biggest battles in World War I, battle on Turkish peninsula Gallipoli near the city of Çanakkale, Sarajevo gallery “Preporod”, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Turley, is organizing a memorial exhibition of documentary photography on this historic event.
‘’In memory of those who were killed, and it included a great number of Bosniaks, which one of the biggest cemeteries in the world, cemetery Çanakkale confirms, with this exhibition we want to honor those who were killed in this battle. Documentary photography will conjure up some of the atmosphere, dignity, suffering, patriotism and courage of people who fought 100 years ago to defend Turkey,’’ manager of the “Preporod” gallery Mirsada Baljić said.
This exhibition was initiated by prof. dr. Ćazim Hadžimejlić, and 54 documentary photographs are ceded from the Directorate General of State Archives of the of the Republic of Turkey, thanks to the engagement of the Culture and Tourism Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in BiH.
Exhibition will be opened at “Preporod” Gallery on Monday, March 16 at 19.00 o’clock, and photographs will be displayed until March 24th.
Concert by a famous Turkish pianist Anjelika Akbar and tenor Hakan Aysev, also known as the Turkish Pavarotti, will be held on Tuesday, March 17, at the City Hall in Sarajevo also on the occasion of a centennial Battle of Çanakkale. Apart from the concert, a memorial exhibition will be organized by the Turkish municipality of Umraniye, Yunus Emre Institute and Embassy of the Republic of Turkey.
United British and French forces started a battle on Turkish peninsula Gallipoli in 1915, planning to occupy Istanbul and establish control over strategically important Straits, Gibraltar and Dardanelles. They stationed more than 500.000 soldiers on the peninsula in one year.
Their plan failed, and price of victory of the Ottomans was assessed to be more than 210.000 killed and 262.000 wounded Turkish soldiers.
This March 18th marks 100 years of the battle for homeland.
(Source: Fena)
