It all happened in retreat: when, in 1915, the Ottoman Empire managed to repel the attempt to invade English, French and Australians across the Gallipoli peninsula, the Allies had few alternatives with their ships. To not leave them to the victorious enemy in campaign because the war was not yet over, these countries emptied and sank their boats by the coast. The war ended, the Ottoman Empire fell, and from its ashes was born another country, Tu…
It all happened in retreat: when, in 1915, the Ottoman Empire managed to repel the attempt to invade English, French and Australians across the Gallipoli peninsula, the Allies had few alternatives with their ships. To not leave them to the victorious enemy in campaign because the war was not yet over, these countries emptied and sank their boats by the coast. The war ended, the Ottoman Empire fell, and from its ashes was born another country, Tu…