New Zealand soldiers march during the international service in recognition of the Gallipoli campaign at the Mehmetcik monument, a day before ANZAC Day, in the Gallipoli peninsula near Çanakkale, Turkey, on April 24, 2026.
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Officials and visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Turkiye gathered in northwest Turkiye on Saturday (April 25, 2026) to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.
The solemn ceremony began at 5:30 a.m. local time near a beach where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or Anzacs, first landed at Gallipoli at dawn on April 25, 1915.
Published – April 25, 2026 12:41 pm IST
