Massive flag planned to commemorate Turkish fallen of the Gallipoli Campaign

At 71 metres, the flag’s pole will be nearly twice as high as the main Turkish memorial on the peninsula, the 41 metre high Martyrs’ Monument.

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Güncelleme: 17:42 TSİ 06 Şubat 2008 Çarşamba

CANAKKALE - As of March 18, a massive 330-square metre Turkish flag will fly beside the monument to commemorate the Turkish soldiers who fell during the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign, authorities announced Wednesday.

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The flag, to be flown from a 71 metre high pole, will be located next to the Canakkale Martyrs’ Monument located above Morto Bay on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula.

The flag will be unfurled on March 18, the 93rd anniversary of the defeat of the combined French and British fleets in their attempt to fight their way through the Dardanelles Strait to Istanbul.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to attend the commemorative ceremonies on the peninsula on March 18.