This Wednesday, March 18, will mark the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign or the Battle of Çanakkale, one of the most important battles of the 20th century as it shaped modern history and eventually created the dynamics for the national consciousness of many countries, Turkey for one.
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Turkish officials have refused to give permission to Professor Ahmet Yaraş, the former of head of the Allianoi excavations, to conduct a dig at an archaeological site of Güre in Balıkesir's Edremit district.
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