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

Ismail Lala; Sam Toglaw

Article Details

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

Authors:

Ismail Lala | Sam Toglaw

Publisher:

ISRA Academy

Journal:

Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.103-103

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001948098

pISSN:

2207-4414

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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.

Article Details

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

Authors:

Ismail Lala | Sam Toglaw

Publisher:

ISRA Academy

Journal:

Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.103-103

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001948098

pISSN:

2207-4414

Gallipoli

commemoration

Australia

Türkiye

non-Muslim/Muslim relations

Issues

Article Details

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

Authors: Ismail Lala | Sam Toglaw

Publisher: ISRA Academy

Journal: Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.103-103

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001948098

pISSN: 2207-4414

Gallipoli

commemoration

Australia

Türkiye

non-Muslim/Muslim relations

Issues

Authors:

Ismail Lala | Sam Toglaw

Publisher:

ISRA Academy

Journal:

Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.10 Issue 3, pp.103-103

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001948098

pISSN:

2207-4414