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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2025)

Articles

Commemoration of the Shared Australian-Turkish Legacy of Gallipoli Through the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque

https://doi.org/10.55831/ajis.v10i3.887

Published 12.12.2025

  • Ismail Lala
    • ,
  • Sam Toglaw
Ismail Lala
Gulf University for Science and Technology

Sam Toglaw
Gulf University for Science and Technology

Abstract

The Gallipoli campaign (1915–1916) represents a watershed moment in the national consciousness of Australia and Türkiye. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk inaugurated a commemoration of the battle as a shared legacy of respect when he described the Australian martyrs as “lying in the soil of a friendly country…and are in peace.” This 1934 commemoration of Gallipoli as a moment in which prior enemies became united through a common experience shaped the historical, cultural, political, and social remembrance of the campaign. This paper interrogates how commemoration of Gallipoli manifests in present-day Australia through Auburn Gallipoli Mosque in Sydney and calls to attention to the role commemoration of shared legacies can play in fostering relations between disparate communities.

Keywords

Gallipoli, commemoration, Australia, Türkiye, non-Muslim/Muslim relations

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