Mocking \u00c7anakkale ( Gallipoli ) for Sports Humor Dishonors the Fallen and Distorts History. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not on my watch will I stay mute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article by Clancy Overell is not clever satire it is a deeply offensive attempt to trivialize one of the most tragic chapters in the shared history of T\u00fcrkiye and Australia. By portraying a soccer match as “revenge for Gallipoli,” the author reduces the sacrifice of thousands of young men on both sides to a cheap sporting joke and undermines a friendship that was forged through unimaginable loss and later transformed into one of mutual respect and brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.betootaadvocate.com\/australia-finally-get-revenge-for-gallipoli-as-turks-ambushed-by-our-brave-socceroos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gallipoli was never about revenge. It became a symbol of reconciliation. The battlefield of \u00c7anakkale produced not hatred, but a lasting bond between Australians, New Zealanders, and Turks. The men who fought there earned each other’s respect through courage and sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1915, while defending his homeland, Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk told his soldiers: \u201cI am not ordering you to attack, I am ordering you to die.\u201d He later became the founder of the modern Republic of T\u00fcrkiye and emerged as a statesman dedicated to peace and reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His immortal words to the mothers of the fallen ANZACs remain one of the greatest tributes to peace ever spoken:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side in this country of ours… After having lost their lives on this land, they become our sons as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These words transformed former enemies into friends and created a relationship that has endured for more than a century. T\u00fcrkiye, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and many other nations continue to honor that shared history together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To invoke Gallipoli as a vehicle for mocking Turks or celebrating “revenge” is irresponsible and disrespectful. It does nothing to strengthen understanding between peoples. More troubling, it contributes to a broader pattern of rhetoric that seeks to caricature and delegitimize the Turkish nation and its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No article, no headline, and no misguided attempt at humor will damage the brotherhood forged at \u00c7anakkale. The friendship between T\u00fcrkiye and Australia is built on mutual respect, remembrance, and peace and it is far stronger than the divisive words of any commentator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibrahim Kurtulus <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Community Activist <\/p>\n\n\n\n
New York – Staten Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cc: Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All The Australian Consulate-General’s in United States <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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