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While Anzac Day is a national holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, a day to honor all those who fought in Gallipoli, Turkey during World War I, there are commemoration services in several other places as well.

This means you can either travel to Anzac Day services within Australia and New Zealand or you can pick from a host of other locations in which to mark the day.

Anzac Day falls on April 25 every year, and is a national public holiday in Australia and New Zealand. The remembrance services typically involve dawn ceremonies and parades. Below, you’ll find some suggestions on places to go for Anzac Day as well as tips to get cheap flights to wherever you plan to visit.

>> In 2012, Anzac Day is on a Wednesday.

There are certain places that exist as a launching pad and not as a final destination. Dalaman is one of those places. Situated on the southwestern coast of Turkey, Dalaman primarily serves as a place of arrival and departure for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who flock to Turkey each year for sun, fun and a glimpse of history.

The Dalaman Airport, an air conditioned oasis on a steamy summer day, serves people from all over the world traveling to the more famous beach resorts like Marmaris, Fethiye, Köyceğiz, Dalyan, Ölüdeniz and Hisarönü. Chances are you too will choose to bypass Dalaman on your way to the surf and sand, but the town itself is worth at least a quick glimpse. A small farming town situated near the Mediterranean, Dalaman is remarkable in its unremarkableness. In other words, it is the perfect backdrop for your trip elsewhere.

If you are looking to explore Turkey, flights to Dalaman are often the cheapest rates on the Web. Even if your idea of a Turkish holiday doesn’t involve sitting on a beach drinking yourself into a stupor, it is worth looking into Dalaman, the gateway to elsewhere.