Atatürk Channel, also known as Atatürk Entrance is a water channel named after

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

and located at King George Sound leading to Princess Royal Harbour in Albany on the south coast of Western Australia. The water channel was officially renamed in 1985 after

(1881-1938) in exchange for naming the landing beach of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I in 1915, as ANZAC Cove in Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and the first president of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, fought at the Gallipoli campaign against ANZAC. Ataturk Channel is wide and deep enough to allow navigation of large ships into the Princess Royal Harbour. A life-sized standing statue of Atatürk overlooking to the channel named after him was erected in 2002. https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2117260~S2 - Library catalogue summary: Albany and Gallipoli to become sister cities. Friendship is strengthened with the gift of a statue of Kemal Ataturk, first president of the new Turkish Republic and Turkish divisional commander in 1915. It stands on the walk trail at the base of Mt Adelaide overlooking the departure point of the AIF in 1914. in ''Albany gives pride of place to Ataturk statue'' in ''Destinations'', Jan-Feb 2003, p.10-11 The memorial is accessible walking along Stirling Terrace or from the

Middleton Beach Middleton may refer to: People *Middleton (name), list of notable people with surname of Middleton Places Australia * Middleton, Queensland *Middleton, South Australia *Middleton, Tasmania, on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel * Middleton Beach, Western ...

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{{reflist, refs= {{cite web , url=https://www.rainbowcoast.com.au/areas/albany/ataturk-channel-memoria , publisher=Rainbow Coast , title=Ataturk Channel , accessdate=28 October 2022 {{cite web , url=https://www.australias.guide/wa/attraction-tour/ataturk-channel-and-memorial/ , publisher=Australias Guide , title=Ataturk Channel and Memorial , accessdate=28 October 2022 {{cite news , url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yasam/cumhuriyetin-kurulusuna-giden-yolda-en-anlamli-zafer-ataturkun-canakkale-savasindaki-rolu-1917089 , newspaper= Cumhuriyet , title=Atatürk'ün Çanakkale Savaşı'ndaki rolü , date=18 March 2022 , language=tr , accessdate=28 October 2022 Albany, Western Australia King George Sound Princess Royal Harbour