La localidad turca de Çanakkale -Galípoli para occidente- inaugura una exposición en memoria de los judíos que lucharon por el Imperio Otomano en la Gran Guerra. Çanakkale (que se pronuncia / Shanákale/) en el estrecho de los Dardanelos -antiguo Helesponto- y cerca de las ruinas de la ciudad homérica de Troya, …
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The unknown face of the Battle of Gallipoli (Battle of Canakkale): Jewish soldiers
Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews opened its new exhibition “Battle of Gallipoli, World War I and the Ottoman Jews”. At the opening ceremony that was held at TBMM Mustafa Necati Culture Center, the news of the recent Ankara bombing was a hot topic. Turkish Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Ahmet Aydin …
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