Troy and Çanakkale: A Tale of Ancient Legends and Modern History
Few archaeological sites in Türkiye have been as extensively excavated as Troy, known as Truva or Troya in Turkish. This legendary city has revealed nine distinct layers of settlement, each offering a window into a history that stretches from around 4000 BC to AD 300. Immortalised in Homer’s Iliad, Troy was the setting of the […]
Türkiye marks the 109th anniversary of the Çanakkale naval victory
Every year on March 18, Türkiye commemorates Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Day, honoring fallen soldiers and celebrating an important World War I victory The 109th anniversary of Türkiye’s naval victory on the Gallipoli peninsula at the start of World War I is commemorated with a traditional ceremony at the Martyrs’ Monument, overlooking the Dardanelles strait […]
Exploring Çanakkale, Gallipoli War memorials, and so much more with Mick and Trudie
Çanakkale occupies the narrowest point of the straits called the Dardanelles, which are 1,200m wide at this point. In 450 BC, the Persian King Xerxes built a bridge of boats here to land his troops in Thrace, and the final battles of the Peloponnesian War took place in these waters around 400 BC. Today, ferry […]