How did the Ottomans enter WW1?

What was the point of Gallipoli? Why did the British and French Land, what was the objective of such a move?

Did they attack because the Ottomans declared on Germany's side? Or were the Ottomans entrapped in some sly move by the French and British who had long eyed their Middle Eastern resources?

I personally am partial to the latter, I think Britian and France's intentions were clear enough after the war when they greedily carved up the middle east into spheres of influence and ignored the call of Arab Nationalists (and brutally suppressed them).

Because our panTurkist authority (not the sultan, "Ittihad ve Terakki" or "Young Turks", simply Enver Pasha) who wanted more Anatolians to suffer for the higher benefits of Germany on Ottoman lands and Uzbek resistance against Russia, ordered us to do so. It was one of the most absurd decisions of the empire's history...

I have read the memoirs of many Ittihat ve Terakki leading politicians...

They all say that they had fears of Russian expansion,so if they joined,it could prevent Russia from emerging as a stronger power after the great war.

Russia had already made it clear that they wanted Istanbul long time before WWI.

so I would say the reason why we joined was the Russian Syndrome.

The man,who was the general secratary of CUP points out that the Imperialist Tsarist regime fell down which was their reason to join the war.

We entered the war,because two ex-german naval units bombed Odessa and Sevastopol ports,which were parts of The Russian Empire then.

The Union and Progress Party tried to be allies with the British-German first, but they were rejected because at the same time they wanted to end the semi-colonial character of the Ottoman Empire by abolishing the capitulations. So, the Germans second choice of the UPP. The UPP evolved from a liberal character to a protectionist-nationalist one because of the political troubles they faced after the Revolution of 1908.

Soviet Union was Turkey's most important ally during the Independence War. They published the Sykes-Picot agreement and other secret protocols which foresaw the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, and humiliated the British and the French. They gave political and diplomatic support (sent Red Army generals to Ankara before Sakarya battle to show solidarity), and sent money, weapons (thousands of rifles, artillery), equipment (trucks) and ammunition.

Soviet help was so important, Ataturk had erected statues of Red Army generals. If you look to the republic monument in Istanbul's Taksim square, behind the statues of Ataturk and Inonu, you'll see them, General Mihail Vasilyevich Frunze and Marshall Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksim_Square

But of course, they won't teach this in school.

Anti - communism. Communism was illegal in Turkey. I believe that Communist parties only became legal a few years ago (have they indeed?)