Vedat Midilli, an amateur music producer living in Istanbul, recently contacted the Gallipoli Association to share a symphonic poem inspired by Ataturk’s famous words.

Vedat writes:

I was deeply impressed when I first read Ataturk’s lecture to the heroes that lost their lives in Gallipoli. I had many friends from Australia, and New Zeland in the past. When I read this lecture to them, we all burst into tears. Years later, I composed this little symphonic poem, and want to dedicate it to the memory of your sons and our sons that lie side by side in the soil of our country.

Hear Vedat's composition on YouTube.