This memorial was constructed in memory of Sergeant Mehmet and 25 privates, and is located on the north side of Russel’s Top covering an area of 600 m². The memorial’s location marks the point where the Allied advance was stopped by the counter attacks (including the assault of August 7, 1915) The Turkish Troops defending this hill named it Russel’s Top (Cesaret Tepe in Turkish, directly translated as Courage Hill) due to the extraordinary resistance of Turkish troops against the enemies, despite running out of ammunition.

The Memorial was remarkably important for the Turks and the British in order to have a dominating influence over the Walker’s Ridge, Lone Pine and Shrapnel Valley. Three memorials were erected in memory of the Turkish victory at Anzac Cove and the Landing at Suvla Bay following the retreat of Allied forces in December 1919. The first of these was erected at Plateau 400 where the Anzac troops were halted, while the second was erected on the northern coast and the third on Russel’s Top. However, only the third of these memorials has survived to the present day.

The base of the memorial keeps its original form and the marble inscription over it is an addition. The platform over which the memorial was placed is a viewpoint overlooking the Gulf of Suvla and Plain of Anafartalar to the north, and the Arıburnu Cliffs and the Sphinx to the southwest.