Tournament plans at Gallipoli 'inappropriate'

Plans to hold a kick-boxing tournament at Gallipoli on the eve of Anzac Day have been slammed as "totally inappropriate" by the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association.

Turkish-Australian kickboxing promoter Tarik Solak plans to match fighters from New Zealand, Australia and Turkey against the "rest of the word" on April 24, an event which he believed could attract up to 20,000 fans, the Herald Sun reported.

He told the newspaper the event should not be seen as disrespectful to those who fought at Gallipoli.

Travel tips: a retreat in Turkey and farms in the spring

A stylish new hotel looks set to put the Turkish fishing village of Selimiye on the tourism map when it opens in May. Badem Tatil Evi is an intimate retreat on the Bozburun peninsula, with just 12 rooms, a restaurant serving up Turkish home cooking, an infinity pool and a beach club. It's a short walk from the harbour, which is being touted as 'the new Kalkan' thanks to its lovely horseshoe bay and smattering of family-run restaurants and boutiques. A week's B&B booked with Turkey specialist Exclusive Escapes (exclusiveescapes.co.uk) costs from £750pp including flights, transfers, a day's cruise on a traditional gulet and a trip to Knidos on the Datça peninsula.

Travel Eye: Turkish Delight By the Aegean Sea

The turquoise sea glistens under the afternoon sun as I stand knee-deep taking in my surroundings. A shoal of Blennioidei shoot past my feet, before a flash to my right indicates a lone flying member of the group has glided out of the water and is now diving back in. Behind me, my friend Jo is immersed in her novel, stretched out across the golden powdery sand. Its a sizzling 28 degrees here and she's swapped the shelter of a beach umbrella for the protection of impressive metre-long palm leaves. I'm lapping up every ray while I can.

Explore Turkey in all its glory, gore

Gallipoli, Turkey - During World War I many battles raged around Europe, particularly in France and Belgium, but by 1915 the Western Front was deadlocked.

In early 1915 the Russians found themselves threatened by the Turks in the Caucasus and appealed to the Allies for some relief.

The British then took the fight to Turkey and the Gallipoli Peninsula on the western shore of the Dardanelles, with Constantinople as their objective.