The Oneness in Death marked by Ataturk’s Epitaph at Gallipoli Source:Thuppahis An EMAIL NOTE from Mayura Botejue, in USA, 26 April 2025** I have been to Gallipoli and read the following on a memorial: “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 their sons from faraway 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.” These famous, heart-rending words, attributed to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who was a commander of Ottoman forces at the Dardenelles during the first world war and later the founder ...

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