Although Australia and Turkey fought at Gallipoli, the two countries were said to have held great respect for each other. Turkish flags are shown inANZAC parades, the only flag of a former enemy that is shown. Kemal Atatürk gained much respect from his former enemies for his chivalry in victory. He has a memorial that has an honoured place in the ANZAC Parade in Canberra. Some Turkish Cypriots who held British passports (Cyprus was part of the British Empire at the time) arrived in Australia after World War II. Large scale immigration of Turkish people to Australia began in 1968 when Australia and Turkey signed a special agreement to establish an assisted migration program.
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