![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488838.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![The “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34279030_40490833.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
The “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu (R) attends the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34279030_40490831.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu (R) attends the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488844.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey [Hakan Burak Altunöz / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277694_40486360.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey [Hakan Burak Altunöz / Anadolu Agency]
Thousands of people gathered together on Sunday to march in eastern Turkey to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis.
The march will started from Kizilcubuk, in the province of Kars, where the 1914 battle against Russia’s Caucasus Army began.
People walked two kilometers to reach the starting point of the march with Turkish flags and banners reading “Turkey Marches with Martyrs”.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank are also joining the march.
The march marks the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Sarikamish, which claimed the lives of up to 90,000 Ottoman Turkish soldiers, many of whom froze to death in the bitter cold.
![People gather at the Kizilcubuk Peak within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Fahrettin Gök / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277495_40485767.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at the Kizilcubuk Peak within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Fahrettin Gök / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at the Kizilcubuk Peak within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Fahrettin Gök / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277495_40485771.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at the Kizilcubuk Peak within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Fahrettin Gök / Anadolu Agency]
![A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey [Hakan Burak Altunöz / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277694_40486362.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey [Hakan Burak Altunöz / Anadolu Agency]
![A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey [Hakan Burak Altunöz / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277694_40486364.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
A drone photo shows about 3,000 people holding a giant Turkish flag attend a march at Sis Mountain foothill held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, on January 06, 2019 at Salpazari district of Trabzon, Turkey [Hakan Burak Altunöz / Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277727_40486413.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![Security measures are taken during a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Cüneyt Çelik / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277727_40486415.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
Security measures are taken during a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamis, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Cüneyt Çelik / Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277848_40486650.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277848_40486651.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277848_40486652.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277848_40486653.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34277848_40486655.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People attend a march held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488838.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488839.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488840.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488841.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488843.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34278555_40488846.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
People gather at Kizilcubuk within the “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Ahmet İzgi / Anadolu Agency]
![The “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34279030_40490832.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
The “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]
![The “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190106_2_34279030_40490834.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Turkey remembers fallen WWI soldiers with march")
The “Turkey Marches with Martyrs” event held to commemorate the martyrs of the World War I Battle of Sarikamish, in Kars, Turkey on January 06, 2019 [Hüseyin Demirci / Anadolu Agency]