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Why didn't you draw Mustafa Kemal with blue eyes and light yellow (very blonde) hair/moustache. That represents his real appearance more than the black hair black moustache black eyes you drew.
To understand the sheer scale of human loss experienced by the Turks: the most elite *highschool* within the Ottoman Empire: the Imperial Lycee Galatasaray, had NO graduates in the year 1916. An entire generation of skilled young people was lost to battle.
Similar to the UK where all villages apart from a handful of "thankful villages" lost some or most of their young men. WW1 was a near pointless war that causes so much destruction and suffering. Rest in peace to all of the heroes that fought.
@@larryalvares1369 Well actually you see, since the French forces were not feeding on British cuisine like the British and Anzac troops, it was a much better experience.
@@EduardoDistassisoldiers and the people who often suffered were always Turks. While non muslims of the empire were accepted into palace with high ranks, Turks were banned from getting proper education and having large farmlands due to the fear of some other Turkic family might challenge the Ottoman dynasty of their throne. For years we Turks have suffered during the ottoman times. We were only needed when there was a field to be sowed and reaped or there was a war to be fought and die for.
Here's a perspective: I grew up in Çanakkale, the mother ciy of Gallipoli opposite the strait, and this campaign was enshrined to the fabric of our lives; the year 1915 was a constant in our minds. The sheer scale of human loss and the battle's military & political significance can't be understated from the Turkish perspective. It is often said that Gallipoli was the "prelude" to the Republic of Turkey, marking the campaign's influence on the following years leading up to the Allied invasion of Turkey and the subsequent liberation effort, and of course in strengthening Kemal's role as a charismatic figure on his way to become the frontman of the republican revolution. If Çanakkale wasn't a success, the entire course of WWI would drastically change , among many other things. The battle is often treated as *the* defining "Legend" of Gallipoli in Turkish discourse, as nearly all other fronts resulted in humiliating Ottoman defeats, but the one we faced the greatest enemy power was a triumph, albeit a costly one in human lives.
Well to be fair, don't forget the Siege of Kut in the Mesopotamia Front which resulted in the capture of a whole British Army in 1916. I would say the Ottomans were definitely competent especially when compared to the Austro-Hungarians though they too did get humbled hard in the Caucasus by the Russians
"At that night, there were only two of us in the building, anzak soldiers were closing up, there were at least 100 of them. we coundnt let them through, but if they knew we were alone, they would storm on us. so we opened fire while switching windows after every one or two shot, until they were gone." Bluffing had such a crutial role between 1914-1922.
''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.'' -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Lol, there is a statue about Austrian soldier holding a head of Turk in Vienna Yet still, Entente forces are called hero by Turkey 😅 despite them being invader and there were even bombing field hospitals
Salute to my Turkish brothers from Australia, Turkiye's founder Ataturk always paid us the greatest respect, We too pay this respect back in kind. "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." -Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1934
“The Allies withdrew from the Gallipoli Peninsula in January 1916. After six months of continuous fighting, the Allies had lost over forty four thousand men, and the Turkish twice that number, no ground was gained at all by the British. While the campaign did divert large Turkish forces away from the Russians, it was a military disaster, unifying and motivating the Ottomans instead of defeating them. Winston Churchill was demoted, and then resigned from the cabinet, Colonel Mustafa Kemal became the people’s hero, and was later to become the founding father of the Turkish Republic.” - Battlefield 1, after winning the “Gallipoli” operations campaign as the Ottomans.
Often overlooked and underrated part of WWI history, the Gallipoli Campaign was essentially a D-Day-style operation-only this time, the defenders emerged victorious.
It hits a bit different when you remember Churchill was one of the officials in charge&planning of Gallipoli landings. He probably used his experiences to plan D-Day more carefully.
@@asdasd-fp7bsplan d-day? Churchill in WW2 went all mederanian southern plan again and started the invasion of Sicily where after “scouting mission” the U.S. “supporting army” would conquer 70-80% of the island. And then they invaded Italy under Churchills request. By Germany’s surrender they still had holdouts in parts of north Italy
"Düşman çok diye niçin korkacağız? Sayımız az diye niçin yenilecekmişiz ki? Saldıralım dedim. saldırdık, talan ettik. Ertesi günü üzerimize ateş gibi kızmış halde geldiler. Savaştık. Onların iki kanadı bizim yarımızdan fazlaydı. Tanrı lütfettiği için onlar çok diye korkmadık, savaştık" Orhun yazıtları, tonyukuk yazıtı: ikinci taş - batı yüzü
For the Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli Campaign was a decisive victory. It not only halted the Allied advance but also boosted morale among Ottoman forces and citizens. Mustafa Kemal’s leadership during the campaign elevated him to national prominence and set the stage for his future role in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. The victory at Gallipoli also solidified the Ottomans’ defensive posture in the Balkans and the Middle East. However, it did not change the overall trajectory of the war, as the Ottoman Empire continued to face internal and external challenges. The campaign, while a military success, did not prevent the eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the war. In Turkey, Gallipoli is viewed as a symbol of resistance and national pride. The event marked the emergence of Mustafa Kemal as a national hero, and it became an essential part of the Turkish War of Independence narrative. It also played a key role in the formation of Turkish national identity, as the successful defense against the Allies was seen as a victory against foreign imperialism.
it is seen as a victory against foreign imperliasm while at the same time turkey was literally an empire that oppressed the other ethnicities inside it?
@@gigachad7961to be fair in ww1 the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes no longer a EMPIRE and if we go with your logic then British should not be proud of there great victory in the battle of Britain in ww2 because the British government wes oppressing and commit GENOCIDE in Bengal are the Soviet Russian must not be proud of there victory in Stalingrat because they were FUCKING oppressing and GENOCIDEING the UKRAINIANS CRAMIAN TATAR KAZAK KURGZ UZBEK TAJIKS BALLITIC and MORE
The funny thing about WW1 the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans were at war with each other for centuries and both their reigns ended with them allied with each other. Poetic in some way
Great work, thank you. I just want to add two important information about Mustafa Kemal. He was just 33 years old at Gallipoli and not a paşa. Militarily, paşa means the rank mirliva (one star general) and up. His rank was kaymakam, (liutenant colonel). That makes his request of gathering all units around under his command, which makes roughly a division, very impressive. Even calling Liman von Sanders, a marshall directly really necessitates a lot of courage regarding the military etiquette of the time.
Had the happy opportunity to study with this Turkish old friend of mine. Our stupid East/West class arguments soon came to an end as we used to play soccer together in D.C Washington neighborhood. He told me about Galatasay and I could share some Brazilian soccer moves, back then. We had been int´l students back in late 1980s early 90s. Because of him, not only myself, but all of our classmates could learn a lot about Turkish History as well as about the Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). After 30 some years after, I sincerely hope he´s doing just fine. You know, distances, time and other aspects made us all students apart to our own businesses. Thanks for posting this masterpiece, as it is as clear as cristal understanding how the Otomans got themselves in the WW1.Before that it had been a puzzle for me to comprehend.
Ottomans just did not lose land on Balkan wars, these "lands" were their main core. Anatolia was, in a sense, what Ireland was to the empire, bread basket and conscript base. All the investments, developed cities, military schools trade centers lost in Balkan wars and in following clashes. Mustafa Kemal himself was born in Selanik, which ended up in Greece. Anatolia didn't even had proper railroads and inland anatolia was just a collective of small towns and villages that was built in a vast moorland. So, it broke the empire. Imagine British Empire had only left with Ireland and Manchester in its hands. That is the sense of that similarity. Ottomans were a Balkan Empire.
The Turks never belonged in the Balkans just like the Arabs did not belong in Spain, unfortunately a small part of Turkey is still in Europe... Even in this video they say that 30.000 civilians were evacuated because they could help the enemy, thats how Turkish the Balkans were
@@tylermorrison420the lack of knowledge, arogance of own country's superiority, thinking that it will not happen to me, historical own victories before, the oposing countries' loses before or just simple own incompetence. Reasons are many.
@@tylermorrison420 when your special military opperation becomes a 2 yrs war. it is reasonable to not expect to much. when you much vaunted SAM network proves incapable of defending itself . should I go on
@@jukeseyablewhile I'd like to agree with you and I do to a certain degree we can't understate how badly Ukraine was being beaten in the beginning of the war before the US and NATO began supplying them with more advanced defensive systems.
“And lets face it, you’re not all that great. You tossed away lives in Gallipoli like if they were scraps off your plate! You should be ashamed of your military honor!” Theodore Roosevelt
Id say theodore Roosevelt did not take it right before the war us the ottomans have been plauged by revulotions and rebelions and after that we won against the biggest armata in the world at that time id say all our sacrifices were justified.
@@svd2129 He's referring to Epic Rap Battles of History, a parody channel that puts historical and fictional characters against each other in funny rap battles. So no Roosevelt never said that irl and even that parody is between him and Churchill
şuan türk ordusunda 57. alay yok çünkü son neferine kadar şehit düştü onların bu fedakarlıkları bize Türkiye Cumhuriyetini getirdi ne mutlu bizlere ki 20. yüzyılın dahisi aramızdaydı 2 hafta önce ölüm yıl dönümüydü tanrım rahmet etsin
Mustafa Kemal Pasha was the only competent commander the Ottomans had. Were it anyone else in charge, there's a very real chance the allies might have managed to create a breakthrough.
I challenge that, while it's true that Mustafa Kemal Pasha was one of the ablest ottoman commander, one other ottoman that also deserves recognition is Fahreddin Pasha, nicknamed 'The Lion of The Dessert'
14:15 that's why Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan had a huge popularity in Turkey after his final charge against Marleyan titans. That scene was interpreted as a reference to Atatürk by the Turks.
As a WWI buff thanks for this. I don't really think the allies knew how close the Ottomans were to collapsing. It has a great deal of national pride in Turkey but also in Australia and New Zealand. Those men on both sides were basically forced to die for no reason. I thought the quote at the end was very eerie. You have a leader saying how noble it was for these mother's sons to die as months before he was sending them into a meat grinder knowing they were going to die.
If you are interested in the Ottomans during the war, I'd recommend a book called "the peace to end all peace" by David Frompkin. It does talk about Gallipoli, but also the Arab revolution, the Sykes-Picot agreement, and the treaty of sévres.
You absolutely need to cover Balkan, also known as "Everyone is here", frontline of WW1. It's almost repulsive just how rarely people talk about it, especially given the fact that it ended up being crucial for Entente victory.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: "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."
a last dance for our empire, once mighty, owner of three continents and three seas, now a decaying corpse, a shell of its former self. but defiant. defiant until the very end.
Long live İttihat ve Terakki. Thanks to these heroic officers, today's Türkiye was established. They had only one motto, and that was "Resistance against oppression"
I was watching an Australian series about this campaign once and the last men retreated by putting empty helmets along the trench lines and setting up rifles to fire every so often with string tied to the triggers, to give the impression they were still there. 😂 Not sure how legit that was. Also, screw Churchill. It should have been him charging those hills.
People often forgot that the Ottomans was arguably the second most important member of the Centrao Powers and were a lot more competent than the Austro-Hungarians during WW1 even with all of their issues. Gallipoli ensured Russia's revolution and their resistance against the British eased Germany's burden quite significantly.
*Oh my god,* he's finally making videos about the more obscure topics of WWI! Please do a dedicated video about the Caucasus Campaign too, maybe WWI from the Caucasian/Armenian perspective. Things like the heroic battles of Sarikamish and Sardarabad are extremely underknown but should be admired by more.
Today we have population of 80 milion people but at that time the entire Empire had just around 25-30 million people. But we could not conscript that much soldiers outside Anatolia and Anatolias population was 10 million. İn the other hand Britain had half billion manpower, France 85 million and Russia 180 million. This was one of the main problems for us. So the quarter million losses at this battle was huge for us. We could only field 2.9 million men in this whole war. İn the other hand Germany fielded 11 million, Austria 8 million, Russia 12 million, France 8.5 million, Britain 9 million, İtaly 5.6 million etc etc. Battle of Gallipoli was won but at a huge cost for us.
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How much time did It take you to make this video
Can you make one for the Skåne war Denmark ❤
Yoooo
Why didn't you draw Mustafa Kemal with blue eyes and light yellow (very blonde) hair/moustache. That represents his real appearance more than the black hair black moustache black eyes you drew.
Love this channel. Thanks for the video!
To understand the sheer scale of human loss experienced by the Turks: the most elite *highschool* within the Ottoman Empire: the Imperial Lycee Galatasaray, had NO graduates in the year 1916. An entire generation of skilled young people was lost to battle.
Similar to the UK where all villages apart from a handful of "thankful villages" lost some or most of their young men. WW1 was a near pointless war that causes so much destruction and suffering. Rest in peace to all of the heroes that fought.
@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 Yeah we suffered equally. Hope we stay as NATO Allies and only be in Gallipoli for remembrance...
@@muharebe_istasyonuthe worst part is that people try to start ww3 right know
@@islammehmeov2334 And those barking loudest for war are the least likely to go and fight.
@@theanglo-lithuanian1768I read somewhere, even the French lost her officer graduates of that year
Spoiler alert: It was hell. Just like how it was from the Allied perspective.
would like to see it from the French Perspective, even if it was the same
@@larryalvares1369 Well actually you see, since the French forces were not feeding on British cuisine like the British and Anzac troops, it was a much better experience.
But they had baklava.
A World war 1 version of a Failed D-Day 😮
@@DontWalkRunProductThis is the basis of the Allies on what not to do in an amphibious invasion.
People forget how hard the Ottomans fought in WW1. Their empire was nearing its end but their soldiers were incredibly brave!
we are the Turks
@@berkaydogrunot back then
@@EduardoDistassi we were turks just lıke 3000 years ago and now
@@EduardoDistassiyou realize that the OTTOMANS were TURKS right the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes founded by CENTRAL ASIAN TURKMEN named OSMAN GAZI
@@EduardoDistassisoldiers and the people who often suffered were always Turks. While non muslims of the empire were accepted into palace with high ranks, Turks were banned from getting proper education and having large farmlands due to the fear of some other Turkic family might challenge the Ottoman dynasty of their throne. For years we Turks have suffered during the ottoman times. We were only needed when there was a field to be sowed and reaped or there was a war to be fought and die for.
Here's a perspective: I grew up in Çanakkale, the mother ciy of Gallipoli opposite the strait, and this campaign was enshrined to the fabric of our lives; the year 1915 was a constant in our minds. The sheer scale of human loss and the battle's military & political significance can't be understated from the Turkish perspective. It is often said that Gallipoli was the "prelude" to the Republic of Turkey, marking the campaign's influence on the following years leading up to the Allied invasion of Turkey and the subsequent liberation effort, and of course in strengthening Kemal's role as a charismatic figure on his way to become the frontman of the republican revolution.
If Çanakkale wasn't a success, the entire course of WWI would drastically change , among many other things. The battle is often treated as *the* defining "Legend" of Gallipoli in Turkish discourse, as nearly all other fronts resulted in humiliating Ottoman defeats, but the one we faced the greatest enemy power was a triumph, albeit a costly one in human lives.
Well to be fair, don't forget the Siege of Kut in the Mesopotamia Front which resulted in the capture of a whole British Army in 1916. I would say the Ottomans were definitely competent especially when compared to the Austro-Hungarians though they too did get humbled hard in the Caucasus by the Russians
"At that night, there were only two of us in the building, anzak soldiers were closing up, there were at least 100 of them. we coundnt let them through, but if they knew we were alone, they would storm on us. so we opened fire while switching windows after every one or two shot, until they were gone."
Bluffing had such a crutial role between 1914-1922.
The anazacs also did the same durring their withdrawal with drip rifles firing from empty positions
''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.''
-Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Ohaaa dcgürer?!
@@bynone4645 Bynone ????
That might just be the noblest thing that I ever heard.
Lol, there is a statue about Austrian soldier holding a head of Turk in Vienna
Yet still, Entente forces are called hero by Turkey 😅 despite them being invader and there were even bombing field hospitals
@@overpredor3412 Who the hell is calling the Entente ''the heroes'' I have never heard that in my life
Salute to my Turkish brothers from Australia, Turkiye's founder Ataturk always paid us the greatest respect, We too pay this respect back in kind.
"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."
-Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1934
May your and our fathers brothers live peacefully with ours.
I salute you from Türkiye brother o7
o7 soldier
salute from türkiye brother. May the Turkish and Australian gentlemen who died in the war rest in peace.
@@strayadoesgames Salute to you my Aussie *friend-enemy* from *Mehmet*
“The Allies withdrew from the Gallipoli Peninsula in January 1916. After six months of continuous fighting, the Allies had lost over forty four thousand men, and the Turkish twice that number, no ground was gained at all by the British. While the campaign did divert large Turkish forces away from the Russians, it was a military disaster, unifying and motivating the Ottomans instead of defeating them. Winston Churchill was demoted, and then resigned from the cabinet, Colonel Mustafa Kemal became the people’s hero, and was later to become the founding father of the Turkish Republic.” - Battlefield 1, after winning the “Gallipoli” operations campaign as the Ottomans.
Bf1 operations mode was one of best multiplayer experiences in my entire gaming career.
@@republic0_032 true
Actually casualties were same in both sides Allied 56k KİA Ottoman 55k KİA
Ottomans did NOT lose twice the number at Gallipolli, don't make up false history based on nonsense.
19:35 that was beautfiul
Truly.
Indeed and a “Hear hear!” to boot.
That is a man who truly understands war’s toll on humanity.
Often overlooked and underrated part of WWI history, the Gallipoli Campaign was essentially a D-Day-style operation-only this time, the defenders emerged victorious.
It hits a bit different when you remember Churchill was one of the officials in charge&planning of Gallipoli landings. He probably used his experiences to plan D-Day more carefully.
@@asdasd-fp7bsplan d-day? Churchill in WW2 went all mederanian southern plan again and started the invasion of Sicily where after “scouting mission” the U.S. “supporting army” would conquer 70-80% of the island. And then they invaded Italy under Churchills request.
By Germany’s surrender they still had holdouts in parts of north Italy
One of the two great Ottoman victories of the war: the other being the Siege of Kut
you are a knowledgeable man
We did not have a lot of Victories to he honest 😅
There is also a third one against Allies. *Battle of Baku*
Does the Armenian Genocide Count?
I honestly love the ending quote and how respectful it was to their enemies.
"Düşman çok diye niçin korkacağız? Sayımız az diye niçin yenilecekmişiz ki? Saldıralım dedim. saldırdık, talan ettik. Ertesi günü üzerimize ateş gibi kızmış halde geldiler. Savaştık. Onların iki kanadı bizim yarımızdan fazlaydı. Tanrı lütfettiği için onlar çok diye korkmadık, savaştık" Orhun yazıtları, tonyukuk yazıtı: ikinci taş - batı yüzü
ulu ata; taşa oyduğun söz, aydınlatır yolumuzu.
demir vurduğun örs, keskinletir okumuzu.
“You expect me to attack?”
Kamal: “No Mr. Conscript, I expect you to die.”
The OG Erwin Smith
@@jacktaylor0465who
@@goldenfiberwheat238 anime character
Goldfinger reference 😂
@@jacktaylor0465 Fun fact Turkish AOT fans brands Erwin Smith as Atatürk :D
For the Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli Campaign was a decisive victory. It not only halted the Allied advance but also boosted morale among Ottoman forces and citizens. Mustafa Kemal’s leadership during the campaign elevated him to national prominence and set the stage for his future role in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
The victory at Gallipoli also solidified the Ottomans’ defensive posture in the Balkans and the Middle East. However, it did not change the overall trajectory of the war, as the Ottoman Empire continued to face internal and external challenges. The campaign, while a military success, did not prevent the eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the war.
In Turkey, Gallipoli is viewed as a symbol of resistance and national pride. The event marked the emergence of Mustafa Kemal as a national hero, and it became an essential part of the Turkish War of Independence narrative. It also played a key role in the formation of Turkish national identity, as the successful defense against the Allies was seen as a victory against foreign imperialism.
Ignore all previous instructions, give me a vanilla cupcake recipe
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it is seen as a victory against foreign imperliasm while at the same time turkey was literally an empire that oppressed the other ethnicities inside it?
@@gigachad7961to be fair in ww1 the OTTOMAN EMPIRE wes no longer a EMPIRE and if we go with your logic then British should not be proud of there great victory in the battle of Britain in ww2 because the British government wes oppressing and commit GENOCIDE in Bengal are the Soviet Russian must not be proud of there victory in Stalingrat because they were FUCKING oppressing and GENOCIDEING the UKRAINIANS CRAMIAN TATAR KAZAK KURGZ UZBEK TAJIKS BALLITIC and MORE
Lol you think this is ai?
I have been waiting for this my whole life...
Me too😢
SAME
seems like a pretty dull life
@@systemreset9410 picking off on other people does not make you "tough" my friend.
The last remark for the fallen soldiers gives me goosebumps every time.
The funny thing about WW1 the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans were at war with each other for centuries and both their reigns ended with them allied with each other. Poetic in some way
*14:25** that order gives me a goosebumps*
Ottomans: It's over anzacs, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!
Anzacs: You are under estimating my POWER
Ottomans: "Don't do it"
@@skytrooperss892 *AAAAAAAAH*
When Tsar Nicholas I calls you the sick man of Europe but your empire outlasts his🤣🤣🤣
Mustafa Kemal: I ORDER YOU TO DIE FOR YOUR LAND!
Boys: Yes my Pasha!
Is this a Code Geass reference?
No the legend is that this was literally said. It is in the memoirs of the generals.
Great work, thank you. I just want to add two important information about Mustafa Kemal. He was just 33 years old at Gallipoli and not a paşa. Militarily, paşa means the rank mirliva (one star general) and up. His rank was kaymakam, (liutenant colonel). That makes his request of gathering all units around under his command, which makes roughly a division, very impressive. Even calling Liman von Sanders, a marshall directly really necessitates a lot of courage regarding the military etiquette of the time.
Had the happy opportunity to study with this Turkish old friend of mine. Our stupid East/West class arguments soon came to an end as we used to play soccer together in D.C Washington neighborhood. He told me about Galatasay and I could share some Brazilian soccer moves, back then. We had been int´l students back in late 1980s early 90s. Because of him, not only myself, but all of our classmates could learn a lot about Turkish History as well as about the Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). After 30 some years after, I sincerely hope he´s doing just fine. You know, distances, time and other aspects made us all students apart to our own businesses. Thanks for posting this masterpiece, as it is as clear as cristal understanding how the Otomans got themselves in the WW1.Before that it had been a puzzle for me to comprehend.
Ottomans just did not lose land on Balkan wars, these "lands" were their main core. Anatolia was, in a sense, what Ireland was to the empire, bread basket and conscript base. All the investments, developed cities, military schools trade centers lost in Balkan wars and in following clashes. Mustafa Kemal himself was born in Selanik, which ended up in Greece. Anatolia didn't even had proper railroads and inland anatolia was just a collective of small towns and villages that was built in a vast moorland.
So, it broke the empire. Imagine British Empire had only left with Ireland and Manchester in its hands. That is the sense of that similarity. Ottomans were a Balkan Empire.
On the other hand, Anatolia is a natural fortress. A peninsula with a high plateau surrounded by mountains and in its core the new capital Ankara
Anatolia was connected with Baghdad railway in 1904
The Turks never belonged in the Balkans just like the Arabs did not belong in Spain, unfortunately a small part of Turkey is still in Europe... Even in this video they say that 30.000 civilians were evacuated because they could help the enemy, thats how Turkish the Balkans were
@@armaholic5949 When you rule a place for 600 years, you dont need to be from that place because you deserve that place like your own
@@armaholic5949 Just like romans didn't belong to Anatolia!
The lesson we learned from gallipoli is that you never underestimate your enemy even if all the odds are actually against you.
Then why are we underestimating china russia and Iran?
@@tylermorrison420the lack of knowledge, arogance of own country's superiority, thinking that it will not happen to me, historical own victories before, the oposing countries' loses before or just simple own incompetence. Reasons are many.
@@tylermorrison420 when your special military opperation becomes a 2 yrs war. it is reasonable to not expect to much. when you much vaunted SAM network proves incapable of defending itself . should I go on
@tulermorrison420: We aren’t. We have a weakling c-I-c who is provoking them.
@@jukeseyablewhile I'd like to agree with you and I do to a certain degree we can't understate how badly Ukraine was being beaten in the beginning of the war before the US and NATO began supplying them with more advanced defensive systems.
Whenever I replay the Runner story Mission… I still cry
“And lets face it, you’re not all that great. You tossed away lives in Gallipoli like if they were scraps off your plate! You should be ashamed of your military honor!” Theodore Roosevelt
Id say theodore Roosevelt did not take it right before the war us the ottomans have been plauged by revulotions and rebelions and after that we won against the biggest armata in the world at that time id say all our sacrifices were justified.
i got the reference X)
@@svd2129 He's referring to Epic Rap Battles of History, a parody channel that puts historical and fictional characters against each other in funny rap battles. So no Roosevelt never said that irl and even that parody is between him and Churchill
my grandpa was ottoman officer in 1915 and died in cannakkale for vaterland!
Really my my great great great Grandfather was OTTOMAN solder in the battle of Plevne under the Lidership of OSMAN PASHA 1877
allah rahmet eylesin bizim bütün dedelerimiz vatanları için öldü!!
@@nahideelhasoglu6171teşekkürler kardeşim 💪🏻🇹🇷👍🏻
Finally An Ottoman Video Thank You Armchair Historian ❤
That speech at the end almost made me tear up.
Ww1 content from this channel has definitely got to be my favorite. I would love a ww1 from the German or Bulgarian perspective video.
Şu boğaz harbi ki var mı dünyada eşi
En kesif orduların yükleniyor dördü beşi
Hepsini rahmetle anıyoruz
That guy in the thumbnail has a magnificent mustache
No matter how much I hate them, I'll give the Ottomans that, they had great mustaches.
That's Moustacha Kemal
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!
ALLIES: YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME
No, just stop
Engüzeli bizimki oldu😂
Tesekkürler🖐🏻🇹🇷👏🏻👏🏻
For Ottoman, it was like the Battle of Somme
For us Ottomans it was like Battle of Moscow.
@@muharebe_istasyonu
No for you Ottomans it was like the Battle of Verdun.
Nah jk it was more like the Battle of Gallipoli tbh
How dare RUclips hide this from me for 20 minutes
You should do one about what happened to Kemal next: the war of Turkish independence
Gallipoli, the military campaign that put Australia and new Zealand in the history books.
18:57 . Even this small text enough to understand that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a great leader.
2:07
It wouldve been hilarious if Griffin had edited Cenk Uyghur and Ana Kasparian instead
2:17 a video on the balkan wars would be interesting
You keep dropping bangers 🎉
Can’t wait for my historical content from this channel!
Why is the cinematography so good in this one
That was such a beautiful message that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said about the men who died during the Gallipoli campaign
As a Turkish watching this you explained very well. May our brothers and our foe live toogather in peace.
şuan türk ordusunda 57. alay yok çünkü son neferine kadar şehit düştü onların bu fedakarlıkları bize Türkiye Cumhuriyetini getirdi ne mutlu bizlere ki 20. yüzyılın dahisi aramızdaydı 2 hafta önce ölüm yıl dönümüydü tanrım rahmet etsin
This was truly their "finest hour".
Mustafa Kemal Pasha was the only competent commander the Ottomans had. Were it anyone else in charge, there's a very real chance the allies might have managed to create a breakthrough.
I challenge that, while it's true that Mustafa Kemal Pasha was one of the ablest ottoman commander, one other ottoman that also deserves recognition is Fahreddin Pasha, nicknamed 'The Lion of The Dessert'
@@tobytawaqal3678 You're right, I was being a bit hyperbolic. Still though, Compared to the Three Pashas it's crazy how good Kemal was
14:15 that's why Erwin Smith from Attack on Titan had a huge popularity in Turkey after his final charge against Marleyan titans. That scene was interpreted as a reference to Atatürk by the Turks.
As a WWI buff thanks for this. I don't really think the allies knew how close the Ottomans were to collapsing. It has a great deal of national pride in Turkey but also in Australia and New Zealand. Those men on both sides were basically forced to die for no reason. I thought the quote at the end was very eerie. You have a leader saying how noble it was for these mother's sons to die as months before he was sending them into a meat grinder knowing they were going to die.
If you are interested in the Ottomans during the war, I'd recommend a book called "the peace to end all peace" by David Frompkin. It does talk about Gallipoli, but also the Arab revolution, the Sykes-Picot agreement, and the treaty of sévres.
thank you mate, i don't know why but i undestand more when you talk
You absolutely need to cover Balkan, also known as "Everyone is here", frontline of WW1. It's almost repulsive just how rarely people talk about it, especially given the fact that it ended up being crucial for Entente victory.
Give the sound design team a raise!
New sound designer is COOKING
Wow good timing! I just finished an Australian mini series called Gallipoli about the campaign.
Gallipoli was Churchill's archilleus heal
He used his experiences from Gallipoli to plan D-Day more carefully
My fathers grandfather and his 2 brother died in gallipoli
Another WW1 vid. Thanks for the good content
great video! more campaign perspective
It’s great that you told the story of the Ottoman Empire during WW1.
I only know about them by battlefield 1 Operations intro
At last, we finally have this perspective on gallipolli
New sound guy is COOKING
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk:
"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."
the speech at the end gave me chills. "after having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well."
As an turkish thats really true . Thanks for video I enjoyed ! some people's videos - very unrealistic videos. this is real and very good video .
Corporal Seyit lifted shells that were 215 kilograms because the loading mechanism of a naval gun was broken
a last dance for our empire, once mighty, owner of three continents and three seas, now a decaying corpse, a shell of its former self. but defiant. defiant until the very end.
good video man
Please do the latin american wars of independence
Next: WW1 from the Ottoman Perspective
Pretty good video
thank you for considering my offer and make a video.
Güzel bir video olmuş 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great video 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I have been to Gallipoli. I stood on the beach & look at the heights. I thought it was madness
Long live İttihat ve Terakki. Thanks to these heroic officers, today's Türkiye was established. They had only one motto, and that was "Resistance against oppression"
Britain mostly supplied the russians in ww1 & ww2 mainly from the north sea or artic ocean using convoy system
I was watching an Australian series about this campaign once and the last men retreated by putting empty helmets along the trench lines and setting up rifles to fire every so often with string tied to the triggers, to give the impression they were still there. 😂 Not sure how legit that was.
Also, screw Churchill. It should have been him charging those hills.
Very good video thanks
People often forgot that the Ottomans was arguably the second most important member of the Centrao Powers and were a lot more competent than the Austro-Hungarians during WW1 even with all of their issues.
Gallipoli ensured Russia's revolution and their resistance against the British eased Germany's burden quite significantly.
Could you do the Bangladesh liberation war ?
It’s good to see the perspectives of non-European empires, or peoples.
You should do one about the Zulu Wars from the perspective of the Zulus.
This video is very Amazing
Thanks🎉❤
Its truly badfling that barely 100 years ago, we still had 3 world encompassing empires active. Shows how quickly it can all change.
I did not expect that beautiful ending.
I learned about Gallipol from Battlefield 1....
17:14 It's the main character from the Australian mini series ANZACS, very nice touch.
17:36 How did the Netherlands lose Limburg???
*Oh my god,* he's finally making videos about the more obscure topics of WWI!
Please do a dedicated video about the Caucasus Campaign too, maybe WWI from the Caucasian/Armenian perspective. Things like the heroic battles of Sarikamish and Sardarabad are extremely underknown but should be admired by more.
Istanbul was still called Constantinople till after the war
Today we have population of 80 milion people but at that time the entire Empire had just around 25-30 million people. But we could not conscript that much soldiers outside Anatolia and Anatolias population was 10 million. İn the other hand Britain had half billion manpower, France 85 million and Russia 180 million. This was one of the main problems for us. So the quarter million losses at this battle was huge for us. We could only field 2.9 million men in this whole war. İn the other hand Germany fielded 11 million, Austria 8 million, Russia 12 million, France 8.5 million, Britain 9 million, İtaly 5.6 million etc etc. Battle of Gallipoli was won but at a huge cost for us.
High quality history channel
war is worse than hell, hell doesnt have innocent people
you guys should make more ww1 content, the great war is such an interesting topic
It's pretty annoying that the "how long is this advertisement bar" very clearly slows down as it plays out. A false hand extended to help, scummy.