Anyone interested in Ottoman architecture needs to add Edirne to their Turkey itinerary.
Once the Roman city of Adrianople, Edirne became capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1363, and it was from here that Mehmet the Conqueror launched his victorious military campaign to capture Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). Even after Constantinople stole Edirne s crown, successive sultans continued anointing the city with grand architectural works.
The main tourist attraction people come to see is the
Selimiye Mosque, agreed by most historians to represent the epitome of Ottoman architectural design. There is plenty more finery to explore and things to do beyond this major landmark, though.
Fethiye Times
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Ceremony held in Turkey to mark Gallipoli landings
A wreath-laying ceremony was held in western Canakkale province early on Sunday to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the landing of foreign troops on Turkish soil during World War I.
Due to coronavirus measures, the wreath-laying ceremony with limited participants was held instead of a dawn service with the usual participation of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders coming to commemorate their ancestors every April 25.
April 25 is also known as ANZAC Day in Australia a significant national holiday that honors the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought and died in Canakkale on Turkey’s western coast in 1915. Australia and New Zealand commemorate the event as Gallipoli.
Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi Haji Mohd Yussof lay the wreath during a dawn service to commemorate Anzac Day. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 26 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): A dawn service to commemorate Anzac Day was held at the Brunei-Australia Memorial at Muara Beach yesterday, honouring Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
Around 90 military personnel and civilians gathered at 6am to participate in the annual tradition, including Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi Haji Mohd Yussof, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, members of the Diplomatic Corps and Ministry of Defence (MinDef) officials.
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The Gallipoli peninsula has been eerily deserted for a second straight year on the eve of Anzac Day as Turkey suffers a coronavirus spike and Australians are banned from overseas travel.
Sunday marks the 106th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli, a campaign which ultimately cost more than 8,700 Australian lives during World War I.
The sacred shores of Anzac Cove were traditionally packed with hundreds of Australians and New Zealand paying their respects at the annual Anzac Day dawn service until the coronavirus pandemic hit 2020.
While many dawn services and marches across Australia went ahead on Sunday for the first time since 2019, the traditional Gallipoli commemoration remains off limits.