‘Anzacs and Turks established their “nation states” after this war. They sanctified Gallipoli,
not other fronts. Paradoxically, an inexplicable bond was established between
New Zealand, Australia and Turkey . . .’


Descendant: Prof. Dr. Mensur Akgun
Age: 57
Profession: Lecturer
Nationality: Turkish

Ancestor: Ali Tevfik Varon (1881–1963)
Relationship to subject: Grandfather
Profession: Soldier
Army: Ottoman Army
Post in Gallipoli: Fifth Army