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Albayrak Sırtı Şehitliği is a military cemetery located along the southern boundary of the Arıburnu Front and immediately behind the Turkish frontline. It was established to honor the memory of soldiers who lost their lives in the fierce battles that took place from April 25, 1915, at the outset of the Land Battles, until the evacuation of the front on December 20, 1915. The Turkish offensives on April 27, May 1, and May 19, during which some of the bloodiest clashes of the Arıburnu region occur