Türkiye marks the 110th anniversary of the Çanakkale naval victory
Every year on 18 March, Türkiye observes Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Day, paying tribute to fallen soldiers and commemorating a pivotal World War I triumph. This year marks the 110th anniversary of Türkiye’s naval victory on the Gallipoli Peninsula at the outset of the war. The occasion is honoured with a traditional ceremony at the […]
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 […]
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 […]