Commemorating Ottoman Victory In Gallipoli, Turkish President Erdoğan Outlines 'Our Spiritual Geography': 'From Syria To Gaza, From Aleppo To Tabriz, From Mosul To Jerusalem'

In a speech delivered following a cabinet meeting on March 24, 2025, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, commemorating the 110th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I, which ended in a significant Ottoman victory, said: "The martyrs, who came from the four corners of our spiritual geography, from Syria to Gaza, from Aleppo to Tabriz, from Mosul to Jerusalem, lie in one another's arms at Gallipoli."

Tayyip Erdoğan: "Dear nation, this year, on March 18, as we do every year, we celebrated with pride and as a nation the victory at Gallipoli. In the 110th year after our victory at Gallipoli we commemorated once more, with mercy, gratitude, and prayers for [their spiritual] protection, our immortal heroes who made Gallipoli impassable at the cost of their lives. The martyrs, who came from the four corners of our spiritual geography, from Syria to Gaza, from Aleppo to Tabriz, from Mosul to Jerusalem, lie in one another's arms at Gallipoli."