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Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with massive march

Thousands of people gathered together on Sunday to march in eastern Turkey to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarıkamış.

Published 06.01.2019 10:42
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Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with massive march

People walked two kilometers to reach the starting point of the march with Turkish flags and banners reading "Turkey Marches with Martyrs".

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Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with massive march

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank are also joining the march.

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Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with massive march

The march marks the 104th anniversary of the battle, which claimed the lives of nearly 90,000 Ottoman Turkish soldiers due to bitter cold.

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