Gallipoli: Gallipoli was one of the bloodiest campaigns of the first world war, a battle ground where 500,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. Allied troups attempted to breach the Dardanelles to reach Istanbul and force Turkey from the war. Mustafa Kemal (later called Ataturk, the father of Turkey) lead the Ottoman Turks and defeated the allies solidifying his military career and paving the way for his political career.

Troy: In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology. The Ancient Greeks thought the Trojan War was a historical event that had taken place in the 13th or 12th century BC, and believed that Troy was located in modern day Turkey near the Dardanelles. In 1870 the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated a site in this area which he identified as Troy. And the rest, as they say, is history.

These photos were taken in April 2008 mostly with a Nikon D3.