Monday, 25 April 2005A controversy over the road construction at Gallipoli caused a crisis in the Australian government last week with opposition leaders calling for a halt to the building of the new road after bones were found, saying that Australia's Prime Minister John Howard was disrespecting the fallen.
PM John Howard was blamed by the opposition for ignoring the effects that the construction would have on history.
The road work was agreed between the two governments following fears of safety of passage to thousands of pilgrims that travel to the region in respect of the ANZAC troops who first scaled the cliffs at Gallipoli 90 years ago on April 24.
Both sides agreed to build the road following the Australians government's request over ensuring safety to those Australians that make the pilgrimage every year.
However, the construction which was meant to be a positive step towards ensuring safe travel to visiting Australians has been under criticism since the beginning of the project.
More than 200,000 Turkish and 250,000 Australian, New Zealander, British, French and Indian died in the wars.
Hurriyet and JTW
25 April 2005
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Monday, 25 April 2005
Gallipoli Wars
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