‘The Turks and the Anzacs were not enemies. They were friends; they fought and remained friends . . . This is the irony.’

Descendant: Erdal Kabatepe
Age: 69
Profession: Civil engineer, city planner
Nationality: Turkish

Ancestor: Ali Faik (1872–1915)
Relationship to subject: Grandfather
Profession: Soldier
Army: Ottoman Army
Post in Gallipoli: Commander of the 1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment, Fifth Army