Security tightened at Anzac Cove in Turkey

Security tightened at Anzac Cove in Turkey

Preparations are underway for the Anzac Day dawn service at Gallipoli in Turkey.

Turkey marks Anzac Day

Thousands of people gather at locations across Turkey and in cities and towns in Australia and New Zealand every year to honour the soldiers who lost their lives during a tragic campaign in 1915. Ceremonies are held near the former World War I battlefields on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula, as well as in other areas, where attendees observe a minute of silence in remembrance. The services include wreath-laying tributes and the singing of national …