
the first "hotel de charme" on the Gallipoli peninsula
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Yes indeed, I
saw a bullethole on the righthand side of my jacket. Next to me was Nuri Bey
(an officer) : Sir, youve been hit, he said. I realised that if this news
would spread it would have a disasteous effect on the moral of our soldiers
and therefore I immediately put my hand over the officers mouth with my hand
and said : Be quiet !!.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk quoted in Mustafa Kemal explains Çanakkale (Ankara
1981), Rushen Eshref Ünaydin, p. 41
There is a
sign ...
... :Atatürkün Saatinin Parçalandığı Yer (The place where Atatürks watch
was smashed) ....
... Historically speaking however, this cannot possibly be the spot were this
event took place. It would have been suicidal for Mustafa Kemal to have
been standing at this point during the attack as he would have been completely