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Nene Hatun (1857–22 May 1955) was an Ottoman woman known for her resistance during the defense of the Aziziye Redoubt in Erzurum during the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War (93 War), and who gradually became one of the symbolic figures of popular opposition to occupation. Her life has been closely associated over time with the image of the “heroic Turkish woman” in social memory and the media.Life and FamilyNene Hatun was born in 1857 in Çeperler village, within the Pasinler (Hasankale) district of t

Nusret Mine Ship is a Turkish naval vessel that played a critical role in the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign. In March 1915, the Nusret Mine Ship laid 26 mines, successfully preventing the British and French navies from passing through the Dardanelles Strait. This minefield led to the sinking of the battleships Bouvet, Irresistible, and Ocean, as well as severe damage to many other vessels, during the naval operations on 18 March 1915. With this achievement, Nusret became known as "the world’s most fam