World leaders have gathered at the World War I battle sites of the Gallipoli campaign to mark 100 years since the British-led invasion. <br /><br /> Representatives of countries that faced off in one of the most iconic events of the war honoured the dead in a joint ceremony on Friday, on the eve of the centenary since troops landed on the beaches.<br /><br /> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Britain’s Prince Charles laid wreaths at a memorial for fallen Turkish soldiers at Gallipoli, before listening to a recitation from the Muslim holy book as well as prayers for peace.<br /><br /> During his speech at the Turkish memorial, Prince Charles said that “intolerance combined with the willingness to use the most barbaric violence remain a persistent and prevailing source of division and conflict.”<br /><br /> He added that “we all have a shared duty.. to find ways to overcome that intolerance to fight against hatred and prejudice in pursuit of greater harmony.”<br /><br /> The main events are scheduled for Saturday, the anniversa
