100th Anniversary of Canakkale Land Battles

CANAKKALE, TURKEY - APRIL 24: French naval soldiers are seen during the commemoration ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Canakkale Land Battles on April 24, 2015 at French National War Cemetery and Memorial in the Canakkale Martyrs' Memorial site, in Canakkale, Turkey. The year 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the battle in the Dardanelles Strait in Canakkale province's peninsula of Gallipoli, at which there was a turnaround in favor of the Turks and other Ottoman citizens fighting in World War I against the Allied Forces. Turkey commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Canakkale with presidents, parliamentary speakers, prime ministers, and officials from all over the world. (Photo by Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)