At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the "sick man of Europe" known as Turkey, or the Ottoman Empire, requested financial aid foreign after the stress of the Balkan Wars. The belligerents of World War I saw opportunity in the Ottoman misfortune, as a Turkish alliance amounted to control of the Dardanelles Strait, near the peninsular town of Gallipoli. For the Allies consisting of Russia, Britain and France, the Dardanelles provided Russia's main route of contact and also facilitated the movement of 90% of Russian grain exports and 50% of all Russian exports. Conversely, for the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary, control of the Straits represented a major threat to the Allies. When Britain failed to deliver the two battleships requested by Turkey, Germany was quick to deliver two German battleships to the Dardanelles Strait as a gift. Turkey accepted Germany's gifts, closed the strait and ensured its active role in the war. The Allies would soon arrive to regain access to the strait and Turkish soldiers assumed responsibility for its defense. Of all Turkish military leaders, the young Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal gained the reputation of being the most competent leader in the conduct of operations. Mustafa Kemal effectively understood, visualized, described, directed and directed the operations of the Battle of Gallipoli to defeat the Allied forces. Kemal possessed an unparalleled understanding of the situation at Gallipoli. Just two years before the Battle of Gallipoli, Mustafa Kemal served in the Balkan Wars as Chief of Operations of the Gallipoli Army, where understanding the operational and mission variables of the region was part of his daily job. He knew the vulnerabilities of the coast and the key terrain middle of paper...... and made up the main forces. Throughout the battle, Kemal continued to provide the purpose, direction and motivation that only his leadership style could achieve.BIBLIOGRAPHYÇelik, Gülseren. “The Gallipoli Campaign: A Turkish Perspective.” United Service 64, no. 3 (2013): 25-29. http://www.rusinsw.org.au/Papers/20130430.pdf (accessed December 13, 2013). Erickson, Edward J. Gallipoli: The Ottoman Campaign. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2010. Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Gallipoli, 1915: frontal assault on Turkey. London: Osprey, 1991. Roberts, Mark. "Atatürk: Leadership Lessons from the Ottoman Empire's Greatest General. By Austin Bay. (New York, NY: Palgrave-McMillan, 2011)." Strategic Security Journal 5, no. 1 (2012): 89-92.US, Department of the Army. ADRP 5-0, The operational process. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Can 2012.