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Section 4

The Monument to the 57th Regiment of the Ottoman Army

 

The monument to the 57th regiment seen from a distance.

The monument to the 57th regiment seen from Johnston's Jolly

The 57th regiment of the Ottoman Army (Turkish text).

By the entrance to the monument:
A statue of an Ottoman (or Turkish) soldier, known as Johnny Turk.

The past, the present and the future:  An old man, a Turkish war veteran, and a young girl holding hands. The old man is a symbol of the past, while the young girl is a symbol of the present and the future.

 

This relief shows Mustafa Kemal Atatürk leading the soldiers of the Ottoman Army
in the struggle against the ANZAC troops.
 

 

The cemetery where soldiers of the 57th regiment are buried.

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