Prime Minister Barzani attends Çanakkale battle centenary commemorations
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The ceremony was held in the presence of Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a number of Turkish high-ranking officials and figures.
The battle took place in Çanakkale peninsula, during World War I, between the Othman Empire and Allied forces on 23 April 1915.
The message of the ceremony was to express commitment of the nations in the region and the world to peace, coexistence and preventing reoccurrence of disastrous wars.