Canakkale province is the cradle of ancient civilization centers such as the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Troy, Assos, where the bloodiest battles of the Çanakkale wars took place, where many martyrdoms, monuments and cemeteries are located, connecting the Marmara and Aegean Seas, connecting Europe and Asia with its coasts, has an important place in domestic and foreign tourism.
Must Do Things in Canakkale
Dont return;
- Without seeing Gallipoli, without visiting the Martyrs’ Cemetery,
- Without visiting Mount Ida,
- Without watching the sunset in Assos, without seeing the visual arts festival,
- Without visiting Troy, without riding a wooden horse,
- Tasting the wines in Bozcaada
- Without diving in the bays of Gökçeada.
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HOW TO GET TO CANAKKALE
Highway: There are bus and minibus services to the districts at all hours of the day from the bus terminal in the city center.
Bus Station Tel: (+90-286) 217 10 79 / 5109 – 1248
By sea There are direct ferry services from Çanakkale to Gökçeada. In order to go to Bozcaada from Çanakkale, transportation is provided by going to Ezine-Geyikliye and then to Yüklük pier.
Port Tel : (+90-286) 814 12 63
PLACES TO VISIT IN CANAKKALE
Museums and Ruins in Canakkale
Çanakkale Archeology Museum
The history of the Archeology Museum dates back to 1911. In these years, artifacts collected from the surrounding area began to be stored in the Çanakkale Secondary School, and later they were brought together in a church in the Çarşı Neighborhood, which was repaired in 1936.
This museum, which served as a museum office, was opened to visitors in 1936. After that, it was reorganized and opened to visitors on August 30, 1961, and then moved to the new museum building built on Atatürk Street in Barbaros Neighborhood and opened to visitors in 1984. The museum exhibits the Frank Calvert collection, finds from the ancient city of Troy, Prehistoric finds from Beşiktepe, finds from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, grave stelae and ostotheks from the ancient cities of Troias and Mysia, artifacts from the VII-II century BC in the tumuli of Çan and Yenice, and artifacts from the necropolis of Bozcaada (Tenedos).
Çanakkale Strait Command Museum
This museum, which is affiliated to the Naval Forces Command, Çanakkale Strait Command, was opened to visitors in 1982. The museum includes photographs, a picture gallery, Çimenlik Castle and a model of the Nusret Mine Ship. On the first floor of the museum, photographs describing the Battle of Çanakkale, military uniforms, insignia, insignia, coins, banners, tools and equipment used in the war are exhibited. In addition, the model of the Nusret Ship, which was seen to be very useful in the Gallipoli War, made in one-to-one scale and placed in Çimenlik Park, various old newspaper clippings, navigation materials used in navigation such as ship lanterns, searchlights, compasses are exhibited. In Çimenlik Castle, which is connected to this museum, flags of 16 Turkish states, weapons, tools and equipment used in wars and various cannons are exhibited.
Bigalı (Çamyayla) Atatürk House
This two-storey house, which Atatürk used as the 19th Division Headquarters during the Çanakkale Wars, was turned into a museum in 1973. This house has two rooms on the lower floor and three rooms on the upper floor. Atatürk’s study and bedroom and his aide’s room are located on the upper floor. Atatürk’s personal belongings, leather briefcase, civilian and military clothes, daily kitchen utensils and photographs are exhibited here. In this house, Atatürk listened to the story of Seyit Onbaşı, who lifted a 275 kg. shell with his shoulder and put it into the cannon barrel.
Hadımoğlu Mansion Turkish House Ethnography Museum
Hadımoğlu Mansion was purchased by the National Estate from its heirs in 1973 and later transferred to the Ministry of Culture. The Ministry of Culture restored Hadımoğlu Mansion in 1995-1996. Hadımoğlu Mansion is an eighteenth century Ottoman mansion. Two brothers named Mustafa and Ahmet, the owners of this mansion, came from the town of Hadım in Konya and worked as leatherworkers in Bayramiç. The brothers, who became rich in a short time, received Bayramiç Sanjaktarate from the Ottoman government. Hadımoğlu mansion is one of the examples of Turkish Civil Architecture that has survived to the present day in good condition. This mansion, which resembles a castle with its exterior appearance, has two floors and consists of haremlik and selamlık sections.
Assos (Behramkale)
Assos, located in Ayvacık district, hosts local and foreign tourists in four seasons. The acropolis is 238 m. high from the sea. The Temple of Athena was built here in the 6th century BC in the same place. This Doric temple has been restored due to its ancient splendor as well as its protection of the Biga Peninsula and the Gulf of Edremit. You can stay for a while to watch the moonlight hitting the ruins of the temple, or you can get up early in the morning and watch the magnificent view of the Gulf of Edremit from above the city as the sun slowly rises, and thus understand why this corner of paradise was chosen. From the hills towards the sea, there are agoras, a theater and a gymnasium. From the northern corner of the Acropolis you can see a mosque, a bridge and a castle, all built in the 14th century during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murat I. Below is a small and charming harbor.
25 km. west of Behramkale, in the village of Gulpinar, lies the historic town of Chryse, where the Temple of Apollo Smintheus was built in the 2nd century BC. 15 km. west of Gülpınar is Babakale, with its pretty village houses on the steep slope down to the sea, on a road along an unmarked jagged rocky coast.
Bozcaada
Bozcaada, which is 14 miles in circumference, is an important touristic center. Surrounded by large and small islets, the island is 15 miles from the Dardanelles, 30 miles from Limni and 33 miles from Lesbos. It is 3.4 miles from the Yükyeri Ferry Pier in the town of Geyikli, Ezine district, where transportation is provided.
The island has twelve paradise-like bays including Liman Bay, Değirmenler Bay, Poyraz Harbor, Çanak Harbor, Çapraz Harbor, Çanak Harbor, Kocatarla Harbor, Lagor Harbor, Ayana Harbor, Ayazma Bay, Sulubahçe Bay, Habbeli Bay. Diving tours are organized in these bays by the diving center on the island.
As you approach Bozcaada, a Venetian castle draws attention. The castle, which was used during the Venetian, Genoese and Byzantine periods, was substantially restored during the reign of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror due to the importance of the Dardanelles.The island’s wine is as abundant as its water; a tour of the island reveals many vineyards and wineries. The windmills in the west of the island provide a significant amount of electrical energy for the island as well as the surrounding area.
There are hotels and pensions for every demand for accommodation on the island.
Gokceada
Gökçeada, one of the largest of the Turkish islands, is surrounded by gulfs. There are holy springs and monasteries on its hills covered with different shades of pine and olive trees. There are regular scheduled car ferry services from Çanakkale and Kabatepe. Gökçeada (Kuzu harbor) is 32 miles from Çanakkale, 14 miles from Kabatepe harbor on the Gallipoli peninsula, 33 miles from Bozcaada, 16 miles from Limni, one of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, and 14 miles from Samothrace. It is one of the richest islands in the world in terms of fresh water resources. Diving tours are organized to the bays of the island.
Troy
It is located in Hisarlık, near Tevfikiye Village in Intepe District, 30 km. away from Çanakkale. Archaeological excavations have revealed settlements of different times, city walls, house foundations, a temple and a theater. A symbolic wooden horse is a reminder of ancient warfare. The historic harbor of Alexandria – Troas was built in the 3rd century BC. St. Paul visited here twice and started his third missionary journey to Assos from here.
Dardanos
It is located in Maltepe, 11 km. from Çanakkale, on the banks of the Kalabaklı Stream. This tomb monument consists of a corridor, a front room and the main burial chamber. Many skeletons, gold jewelry, bronze and terracotta tools, oil lamps, tear skewers and musical instruments were found inside. The tomb contained structures from the Archaic, Ionic and Roman periods.
Gulpinar
The Temple of Apollo Smintheus, where the first chapter of the Iliad Epic takes place among the ancient artifacts around Ayvacık, is located in Gülpınar. The ruins of the temple and the artifacts from the temple are exhibited in the museum here. These scenes can be seen in the reliefs of the temple in the museum in the region.
Altar of Zeus
Located on the upper side of Adatepe Village of Küçükkuyu town, the cave with a vertical cliff in front is known as the cave of Zeus.
Alexandreia
It is located in Dalyan Village. It was founded in 310 BC on the site of a small village called ‘Sgia’. The city, which developed as a strong and rich trade center, maintained its importance during the Roman period.
Neandria
It is located on Çığrı Mountain near Kayacı Village. The city walls surrounding the city are 3 meters thick and 3200 meters long.
Sestos
It is 4 km. away from Eceabat, in the village of Yalova. It was built in the south of Akbaş Harbor. When Fatih Sultan Mehmet built Kilitbahir Castle, the stones of Sestos castle were used.
Castles and Monuments in Canakkale
Çimenlik Castle
Çimenlik Castle, together with Kilitbahir Castle, was built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1461-1462 in the narrowest part of the strait (1253 mt.).Gazi Yakup Bey carried out the construction works of the castles. He probably built the Gazi Yakup Bey Complex in Lapseki-Çardak with the material left over from the castles. Aziziye Bastion was added to the coast by Sultan Abdülaziz.
Eceabat Çamburnu Castle
Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park Management Center is located in this castle. The construction of the castle started in 1807 during the reign of Sultan Selim III and was completed in 1820 during the reign of Sultan Mahmut II. When the British Admiral Duekworth, who crossed the Dardanelles with his fleet on February 19, 1807, returned after besieging Istanbul for ten days without success, two British galleons were sunk by the cannons in Çamburnu Castle while leaving the Dardanelles. For centuries, it was the fortress that the British navy resented the most.
Seddülbahir Castle
After the Venetians invaded the North Aegean islands in 1656, the construction of Seddülbahir Castle on the European side and Kumkale Castle on the Anatolian side was started in 1657 and completed in 1659 during the reign of Sultan Mehmet IV. All construction costs of both castles were covered by the mother of Sultan Mehmet IV, “Valide Turhan Sultan”. It was built by Architect Mustafa Aga and Frenk Ahmet Pasha during the Grand Vizierate of Köprülü Mehmet Pasha.
Kilitbahir Castle
It was built on the European side of the Bosphorus in 1462-1463 by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. The construction of the castle was carried out by Gazi Yakup Bey.The Yellow Castle (Tower) was added to Kilitbahir Castle in 1541-42 by Suleiman the Magnificent.It was repaired in 1893-1894.
“Stop Passenger” Sign
On October 29, 1960, Colonel Turan Şekip Pınar, the commander of the military garrison at the Değirmen Burnu Bastion on the coastal side of the inscription, assigned Ensign Seyran Çebi from Çanakkale and this inscription was made by Mr. Seyran Çebi. The first verse of the poem “To a Traveler” by the poet Necmettin Halil Onan in his poetry book Pebble Stones is written here.
Corporal Seyit Monument
The martyrdom was established for the first time in 1919. At the entrance of the Rumeli Mecidiye Bastion, Ali Çavuş from Ispartalı, İsmailoğlu Mehmet from İvrindili, Mustafaoğlu Süleyman and 13 Turkish artillerymen who were martyred during the Battle of the Bosphorus on March 18, 1915 lie. The martyrdom built during the war was built among the cypress trees on the mountain side of the bastion. In 1962, the bones of our martyrs were moved to the current martyrdom.
Havuzlar Monument
This martyrdom was built in 1961 by the Çanakkale Martyrs Aid Association in memory of our officers and soldiers who were martyred in Kerevizdere.It is 6 meters high. On the monument; 2nd Division Chief of Staff Lt. Kemal, 126th Regiment Yaveri Selanikli Mülazım İsmail, Kırşehirli İbrahimoğlu Hüseyin Çavuş, Nasuh Corporal, Kelecikli İbrahimoğlu Hüseyin, Eskişehirli Mehmetoğlu Abdurrahman, İnegöllü Mehmetoğlu Mustafa, Ankaralı Kadiroğlu Sadık, Konyalı Mikailoğlu Şerif Ali, Çankırılı Elvanoğlu İbrahim’s names are written on the monument. This place is a very important logistics center where 4 12 cm. battle cannons were located in the March 18 Bosphorus War, where the soldiers returned from the front during the war and were sent to the front.This location was also used as a mobile dressing place.
Last Arrow Monument
It is located between Alçıtepe Village and Zığındere Winding Place Martyrdom, outside the village cemetery. In 1948, it was built by Turkish state in memory of the Martyrs of the Kirte Battles. On June 07, 1915, he mentions the bayonet charge of the 120 mm. Artillery battery, which ensured the victory of the III. Battle of Kirte, which we won on June 07, 1915.
In İbrahim Artuç’s 1915 Çanakkale Wars book, it is stated that this was the 2nd Battery of the 5th Artillery Regiment, and upon the fierce attack of the British from Zığındere, the artillery Group Commander German Major Binhold ordered Lieutenant Arif (Tanyeri), the commander of the battery here, to “retreat by destroying your cannons.” Lieutenant Arif, who did not obey the order, fired the last remaining cannons and mowed the British like mowing crops. Then, with the artillerymen and a total of 150 soldiers he found from the surroundings, he made a bayonet charge in the direction of Zığındere.He achieved a great victory and liberated Alçıtepe.This action decided the fate of the Southern Front.
Zığındere Nuri Yamut Statue
According to the statements of the villagers, 80 cars of martyrs’ bones were collected with the winged ox carts used for carrying sheaves in the harvest and buried under this monument. The marble cover inside the monument is the mouth of the place where the bones were placed.
Lieutenant Colonel Hasan Bey Monument
This monument was built on behalf of the Kerevizdere Martyrs on the French front by General Muzaffer Alankuş, who served as a sub-lieutenant in this region during the wars and became the Commander of Gallipoli II Corps in 1955.
Mehmetçik Martyrs Monument (Great Martyrs Monument)
It was built on Hisarlık Hill, 45 meters above the sea at the eastern end of Morto Bay in the Seddülbahir region.The Çanakkale Martyrs’ Monument was built on the ruins of ancient Eleaus.
It is 41.70 meters high. The construction of this monument could only be started 39 years after the Çanakkale Wars.In 1944, the project of Architect Doğan Erginbaş won the project competition opened by the Ministry of National Defense.
The Martyrs’ Reconstruction Society, which convened in Istanbul in 1952, decided to build the monument and opened a donation campaign, and the Turkish nation showed great interest in this campaign.With the money collected, the project was put into practice and the foundation of the monument was laid on April 19, 1954. In the second campaign opened in 1958, 2,386,251 liras were collected and the unfinished construction of the monument was completed in 1960.The 7.5 m. wide monument, which was placed on 4 legs 10 meters apart, was opened with a ceremony with its museum, marble coating, elements such as afforestation around it could not be completed at that time, and it was opened with a ceremony with its deficiencies. These deficiencies have been completed today and made suitable for the Abide.
In 1999, 8 reliefs, which could not be made at that time on the legs of the monument, were made with the financial support of the Istanbul Stock Exchange Presidency and the moral support of Mr. Uğur Dündar, the producer of the Arena TV program. With the financial support of the Presidency of the Istanbul Stock Exchange and the moral support of Mr. Uğur Dündar, the producer of the Arena TV program, under the supervision of the architect of the monument, Prof. Doğan Erginbaş, Prof. Ferit Özşen completed the work.
In these reliefs, there are images from “Mustafa Kemal and his friends in Çanakkale”, “Peace at Home, Peace in the World”, “Nusrat Mine Ship”, “Sinking of Enemy Ships in Battles”, “Mustafa Kemal in the Trenches with Mehmetçiks” and “Artillery Batteries in Çanakkale”. In 2004, a Turkish flag was made from matte glass ceramics on the inside of the ceiling, and the previously incomplete environmental arrangements were made. In 2007, strengthening works were carried out against earthquakes and the museum area underneath was expanded.
First Martyrs Monument
On November 03, 1914, during the bombardment by the allied navy, a shell hitting the castle arsenal exploded the arsenal, 5 officers and 81 privates were shattered and martyred. The monument was built in 1986. Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş, one of the soldiers of the 27th Regiment 3rd Battalion 10th Company, who fought against the saboteur British naval commandos who landed here on March 04, 1915, was seriously wounded by attacking the enemy with a trench shovel when the firing mechanism of his rifle broke down.
Sergeant Yahya Monument
The first monument was built in 1962 by the Çanakkale Martyrs Memorials Aid Association. This first monument had the names of 18 people from the 26th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 10th Company who were martyred on the first day of the war on April 25, 1915. The last version of the cemetery was reorganized by the Ministry of Culture in 1992.
Helles Monument
Built in 1924, the monument is 33 meters high. The monument was built both for the Battles of Gallipoli Peninsula and in memory of the 20763 people who lost their lives in these battles.
Ataturk Monument
We had a unit at Gözleme Tepe as a precautionary measure during World War II. We have 3 soldiers who were martyred in the line of duty here. There are three graves of martyrs right behind the monument. There is nothing written on the graves. The monument was built by Eskişehir Kor.İş.Tb.1.Bl. in 1939. On the face of the monument facing the sea, Atatürk’s portrait is engraved on marble.
Monument of Respect for Mehmetcik
It is located on the Kabatepe-Conkbayırı road, at the southern end of Albayrak Ridge. It symbolizes the help of the Turkish soldier to the wounded enemy soldier. While giving the letter of credence to the Australian Governor-General Casey, Baha Vefa Karatay, our first appointed ambassador to Australia in 1964, Casey, who served as a first lieutenant in Çanakkale in 1915, tells about the help of the Turkish soldier to a wounded captain he witnessed. Lord Casey’s memory is inscribed on the monument.
Bloody Ridge Anzac Memorial
There is a small place of worship (chapel) under the monument. It is located on the plain of the Bloody Ridge plateau. The monument is the main monument of the Australians and one of the four monuments of the New Zealanders.
It is dedicated to the 3268 Australians, 456 New Zealanders, 960 Australians buried at sea and 252 New Zealanders who fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula and whose graves are unknown. It was built between 1920-1925.
57th Regiment Monument and Martyrdom
The 57th Infantry Regiment was formed on December 25, 1892 in Tripolitania (now in Libya) as part of the 15th Nizamiye Division, later participated in the Balkan War as part of the 19th Division and was disbanded after the war. On January 28, 1915, the 19th Division was re-established with a ceremony in Tekirdağ.
Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal, the military attaché in Sofia, who was appointed as the commander of the division, took office in Tekirdağ on February 01, 1915. While Mustafa Kemal was trying to complete his organization, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the division to be sent to Eceabat very urgently to form the general reserve of the Çanakkale Fortified Position Command.
Conkbayiri Park Monument
The inscriptions, which were designed by Architect Ahmet Gülgönen, who won the competition held in 1970, were built by our state. Conkbayırı Mehmetçik Monument and inscriptions were erected for the heroic Turkish soldiers who lost their lives in the terrible battles here.
Its construction was initiated by the Conkbayırı Mehmetçik Park Monument Construction and Sustenance Association and completed in 1981-1982 by the O. G. M. under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs.
First Lieutenant Nazif Çakmak Monument
He was a company commander in the 64th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Division. He was martyred while defending the summit of Conk Bayırı against the New Zealand forces that attacked on August 8. He was the younger brother of Field Marshal Fevzi Çakmak.
Kemal Yeri (Kemal’s Place) Monument
The name Kemal Yeri was given to this place on May 5-6, 1915 upon Fahrettin Altay’s proposal.
It is on the hill that Atatürk used as a war administration place until mid-May. A Monument-Inscription was placed here by the Directorate of Gallipoli Peninsula Historical and National Park. The monument inscription reads: “All the soldiers who fought here with me should know for certain! There is no step back in order to fulfill the duty of honor given to us. I remind you all that seeking sleep and rest will cause not only us but also our entire nation to be deprived of this rest forever.”
National Parks in Canakkale
Çanakkale – Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park
Location: Established in 1973 and listed on the United Nations list of National Parks and Protected Areas, the Park covers an area of 33,000 hectares on the European side of the Dardanelles at the southern end of the Gallipoli Peninsula, within the borders of Çanakkale province.
Transportation: The Park is accessible from Edirne and Istanbul via Tekirdag and Gelibolu, and from Ankara, Bursa and Izmir via ferry service from Çanakkale to Kilitbahir and Eceabat. The nearest airport is in Çanakkale but there are no scheduled flights.
Special Feature: The Park includes the sites of the World War I Gallipoli Sea and Land Battles. There is also a wide range of sunken ships, cannons, spars, forts and bastions and hundreds of other war-related relics, as well as the war graves and memorials of over 250,000 Turkish Martyrs and over 250,000 Australian, New Zealand, British and French soldiers.
Battlefields, war graves, monuments and war-related remains are registered as “historical sites” and “cultural assets”. There are also many “archaeological sites and monuments” dating back to 4000 BC. There is a wide variety of “natural sites and monuments” including beaches, bays, patches of groves mixed with Mediterranean scrub, striking geological and geomorphological formations, a salt lake (until recently a coastal lake) and an interesting collection of “cultural heritage” including unique examples of 15th century military architecture.
Places to see: Gallipoli Peninsula, the unique currents of the seas, low elevation, steep sloping coasts, indented and protruding bays processed like needlepoint, long sandy beaches, forested hills and valleys of the region played an effective role in the flow of the war.
In the National Park; Kilitbahirtaş Plateau, Seddülbahir Battlefield, Maeste Bay, Tekke Village, Ertuğrul Bay, İkizler Bay, Hisarlık Hill, Alçı Hill, Zığındere, Kereviz Dere, Arıburnu, Kaba Hill, Bloody Shale, Conkbayırı in Anafartalar Battlefields,Savla plain, Kakma Mountain, Turkish Martyrdom and Monuments, Foreign Cemeteries and Monuments, War ruins (Bastions-weapons, trenches, wrecks) Archaeological and Historical Sites, Museums and Settlements are places to be seen.
Available Services and Accommodation: Apart from the rich beauties of the natural environment and the battlefields, you can benefit from the museum, picnic and camping areas in Kabatepe. It is also possible to make use of the Eceabat Administration and Visitor Center, the daily use area and the countryside casino. Tent and caravan accommodation is available.
Hot Springs in Canakkale
Kestanbol Thermal Tourism Center
Location: It is in Ezine district of Çanakkale province.
Transportation: It is 15 km to Ezine district and 2 km to the Marmara Sea.
Water Temperature:
67°C -Main Source
47°C -Second Source
68°C -Mud Water
31°C -Bath Source
21°C -Eye Water Source
PH Value:
5.92 -Main Source
6.16 -Second Source
5.86 -Mud Water
6.92 -Hamam Spring
6.94 -Eye Water Source
Properties: Hypothermal , hypertonic, radioactive, Main Source, Second Source, Mud Water, Hypothermal , hypertonic, Bath Spring, Hypothermal , hypotonic, Eye Water Source, Chloride, sodium, iron, Main Source, Second Source, Bath Spring, Chloride, sodium, iron, carbon dioxide, Mud Water, Chloride, sodium, calcium, Eye Water Source
Ways of Utilization: Bath, mud bath, inhalation, fallout cures
Diseases Treated: It is effective in inflammatory gynecological diseases, rheumatism, sciatica, arthritis, some bone tuberculosis, swollen lymph nodes in young children, spasmodic asthmatiform syndromes of the upper respiratory tract and upper respiratory tract and lung diseases in the form of serosol and antibiotics.
Accommodation Facilities:There is an accommodation facility with a capacity of 100 beds.
Sportive Activities in Canakkale
Canakkale Diving Sites
Canakkale Forest Camps
Canakkale Youth Camps
GEOGRAPHY
Canakkale is a province located on the Gallipoli Peninsula and the Biga Peninsula, which is an extension of Anatolia, connected by an isthmus to the Eastern Thracian lands of the Balkan Peninsula, which falls in the northwestern direction of Turkey. The city is surrounded by the province of Balıkesir to the east and southeast, the Aegean Sea to the west, the province of Tekirdağ to the north and the Sea of Marmara.
In Canakkale province, the transition climate of the Mediterranean and Black Sea climates prevails. Precipitation usually occurs in spring and winter. During the tourism season, the climate is moderate and the sea water temperature reaches its maximum in July and August.
HISTORY
Çanakkale, which has lands on both sides of the strait, which was called Hellespontos and Dardanel in ancient times, has been continuously inhabited starting from the early periods of history. The first city civilization was founded in Troy in 3000 BC and continued until 2500 BC. Later, it came under the rule of Lydia, Persia, the Kingdom of Pergamon, Rome, Byzantium and the Ottomans.
Çanakkale, which was known as HELLESPONTOS and DARDANEL in BC, has been a settlement area since 3000 BC. Çanakkale, which has been an important settlement center since the Early Bronze Age, is one of the two gateway regions that provide the connection between Anatolia and Europe and the Mediterranean and the Black Sea thanks to the Dardanelles. Therefore, it has a very rich history.
It has provided economic and military superiority to the communities living in the region, and they have moved on to modern life in the field of civilization. However, this situation made the region the target of various migration and invasion movements. There have been communities coming to the region to settle or plunder at different dates, and for this reason, it has been kneaded with certain cultural exchanges. This cultural kneading continued with interruptions for centuries, resulting in a very colorful cultural mosaic. At the narrowest part of the Bosphorus, during the reign of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, fortresses called Kilitbahir around Sestos on the Rumeli side and Kale-i Sultaniye or Çanak Castle around Abydos on the Anatolian side were built. The name of today’s Çanakkale Province comes from the Çanak Castle on the Anatolian side.
The oldest inhabitants of the city are the inhabitants of the Chalcolithic Period known from the settlements of Beşiktepe and Kumtepe. These were followed by the people of Troy, who continued their lives without any external influence from 3000 to 1200. After this, various tribes came respectively with the Trojan Wars and the Aegean migrations. Finally, after the death of the Sicilian Commander Roger De Flor, the Catalonians under his command continued their activities for a while, but later, in accordance with the agreement they made with the Turks, they left Çanakkale and its vicinity to the Turkish Beys.
L Troy, founded in 3000 BC, was destroyed by a tremor in 2500 BC. It is known that there were old settlements in the region before that. They were of the opinion that the city of Dardanos was founded before Troy I. The starting priority is about 100-150 years. With the migration of the “sea tribes” approaching from the north in 1200 BC, a dark period was entered in terms of written history in the region and Anatolia.
The region came under the rule of the Lydia Kingdom, which became a large community in Western Anatolia in the 7th century BC. With the arrival of the Persians in the 5th century BC, the Persian influence increased its dominance, and with the “King’s Peace” made between the Persians and the Spartans in 386 BC, Persian sovereignty was definitely established in the region. In 334 BC, the Persian kingdom began to decline in Anatolia after the Macedonian King Alexander the Great defeated the Persian army near the Biga Stream (Granikos).
After Alexander’s death, Alexander’s commanders started a struggle for power in this land. After the dominance of the Pergamon Kingdom and the period of Galatian invasions, the dictator Sulla reached Gallipoli during the efforts of Rome to establish dominance in the region. The region was also important for its ports during the Roman and Byzantine periods.
The Ottomans’ desire to establish sovereignty in the Mediterranean led them to start their conquests in the Balkans from Gallipoli and its region. With the opening of a shipyard in Gallipoli, Ottoman sovereignty in the Dardanelles became even greater. Of course, the importance of the Bosphorus was further emphasized during the Dardanelles Wars (World War I).
WHERE TO STAY
The Tourism Facilities Database Update Project is underway. When the project is completed, deficiencies regarding facility types and information will be eliminated.
WHAT TO EAT
Çanakkale and its districts, which are seaside on all sides, are a seafood paradise. It is possible to find fresh fish and seafood in every season. Gökçeada and Bozcaada grapes and wines produced with traditional methods from the grapes grown here should be tasted.
Recipes from Canakkale
Sardines on a vine leaf
Ingredients:
16 large sardines
16 pickled vine leaves
1/2 cup refined oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 lemon (quartered)
Preparation:
Grease both sides of the vine leaves. Salt the fish and pour lemon juice and oil all over. Place the sardines on each vine leaf and roll them to cover the fish. Grill for about five minutes. Garnish with quartered lemon and serve.
Cheese Halva
Ingredients:
1 kg. sheep’s milk cheese
200 gr. semolina
3 egg yolks
1.5 kg. sugar
200 gr. cheese
Preparation:
Mix the cheese, semolina and egg yolks in a pot and melt them over low heat. After it is cooked, add 200 gr. more cheese and keep it on the fire for a while. When it cools down, add granulated sugar on it and mix. Pour it on the tray and put it in the oven.
Roast with yogurt
Ingredients:
1 kg lamb cubes
4 medium onions
2.5 coffee cups of oil
2.5 coffee cups yogurt
1 head of garlic
Half a bunch of parsley
8-10 green peppers
1-2 tomatoes
1.5 cups of hot water
Salt
Preparation:
Heat the vegetable oil well. Add the cubed meat and fry. Cut the onions into half rings and add to the meat. Cook the onion and meat together over slow heat for 20 minutes. Add chopped green peppers and a glass of hot water to the meat. When the water is absorbed and the meat is soft, add another half a glass of water and cook a little more. Peel the tomatoes and cut them into small cubes. Finely chop the parsley and add it to the meat with the tomatoes after the water is absorbed. Cook for a while and remove from the stove. Peel and crush the garlic cloves and mix them with yogurt. After placing the roasted meat on a serving plate, pour garlic yogurt all over it. If you fry the red pepper powder in oil and pour it over the meat, you will get a different flavor.
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WHAT TO BUY
Do not return from Çanakkale without buying old handicraft products, ceramic pottery, pottery productions and wines produced in Bozcaada and Gökçeada.
The districts of Çanakkale province:
Ayvacık, Biga, Bozcaada, Çan, Eceabat, Ezine, Gelibolu, Gökçeada, Lapseki and Yenice.
Gallipoli Gallipoli is located on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the west of the Marmara Region, north of the Dardanelles, on the European side. The Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park was established in memory of the 500,000 soldiers who lost their lives at Gallipoli, also known as Gallipoli. In addition to monuments, artifacts and cemeteries, the park includes the Salt Lake and the natural beauty of the Arıburnu Rocks. The green hills, sandy beaches and blue waters provide a resting place of honor for the soldiers who fought bravely in this historic battle.
Bayramic It is known that Bayramiç and its region were within the borders of the Trojan kingdom in the past ages. Information about these periods of the district center is obtained from some old settlement centers within the borders of the district today. In 1356, the Ottomans built the building known as “Hadımoğulları mansion” among the people, which is now under the protection of the Ministry of Culture and has been restored.
Eceabat Within the borders of today’s Eceabat district, Maydos (Madytos), Sestos (Akbaş), Kynossema (Kilitbahir), Idaion (Bigalı castle) are important settlement centers founded by Thracians. It is famous for its monumental Ottoman castles. It was known as Maydos (Madikuz) in ancient times.
Ezine Ezine, known as Neandria in Antiquity, was an Aeolian settlement north of Hamaksitos. During the reign of Orhan Gazi, after the arrival of Turkish tribes to the region, Ezine joined the Ottoman lands.
Today, Ezine, which includes some of the settlement centers of the Ancient Period such as Neandria, sankrea and Alexandreia-Troas within its borders, ahi Yunus Zaviye and Mausoleum from the Orhan Gazi period, Asılhan Bey Mosque and Tomb from the Murad-ı Hüdavendigar period, Seferşah Bath from the period of Yıldırım Bayezid Han stand as important historical assets.
LINKS
Çanakkale Governorship http://www.canakkale.org/valilik/
Gallipoli Municipality http://www.gelibolubelediyesi.com/indexnt.htm