The area has become a site of pilgrimage for visitors from the two countries, who honor their fallen in graveyards halfway around the world on ANZAC Day each year. This year is set to be the largest ever commemoration.
It is also a national touchstone for Turkey, heralding the rise of Ataturk, who as a young officer led the defense. He later founded modern Turkey, the secular republic that emerged from the ruins of the Ottoman empire.
"The Battle of Gallipoli is truly a reminder that the Great War was truly a world war...It destroyed old empires and created new fissures," Prince Charles said in a speech under clear, sunlit skies.
"On this centenary occasion, it seems to me we must remember the heroism of both sides."
Britain's Prince Charles walks in front of the Turkish Memorial before a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, in Gallipoli April 24, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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