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Türkiye marks 108th anniversary of Çanakkale victory

"The victory of Çanakkale is a great and historic epic of heroism, in which the Turkish nation once again declared to the world that it will never give up its independence," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a statement on Saturday.

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Commemoration ceremonies in Çanakkale, located in northwestern Türkiye, began early on Saturday with the hoisting of the Turkish flag, on which National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar clasped a gold medal with the inscription, "Çanakkale is imspassable." "On the 108th anniversary of the March 18 Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Day, we commemorate our glorious ancestors, especially our Commander-in-Chief, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who made Çanakkale impassable, with respect and gratitude," the National Defense Ministry said on Twitter.