Gallipoli Peninsula
Mehmetçiğe Derin Saygı Anıtı is dedicated to 'Mehmetçik' (Little Mehmet, the Turkish 'tommy' or 'digger'), who carried a Kiwi soldier to safety.
Must-see attractions in Thrace & Marmara
Gallipoli Peninsula
North Beach commemorative site to Anzac troops where dawn services are held on Anzac Day (25 April) and site of the oft-photographed Anzac monument.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Cemetery a short drive north along the coastal road from Brighton Beach. More than 300 Australian, British and New Zealand soldiers are buried here.
Gallipoli Peninsula
This gigantic stone structure, also known as the Abide (Monument), was built to commemorate Turkish soldiers who fought and died at Gallipoli.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Allied cemetery at the southern tip of the peninsula. 'V' Beach was a landing spot as part of the two-pronged initial Allied attack in 1915.
Gallipoli Peninsula
The Conkbayırı Atatürk Anıt is a huge statue of the Turkish hero, Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk), leader of the Ottoman 57th Regiment.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Cemetery for soldiers from the Canterbury region in New Zealand's South Island.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Allied cemetery located near the 1915 frontline of fighting.
Courtney's & Steele's Post Cemetery
Gallipoli Peninsula
This Allied cemetery was near the frontline during 1915.
Thrace & Marmara
Perched on the hillside above the harbour at Kaleköy is 'High Kaleköy' (formerly Kastro), a pretty village built around a ruined Genoese fortress…
Thrace & Marmara
Though designed by famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, this mosque is not one of his best works; its visually dominant low roof lacks grace and…
Gallipoli Peninsula
Little-visited W Beach, 1.5km west of Seddülbahir, was one of the main British landing beaches. It's famous for the 'six VCs before breakfast', referring…
Thrace & Marmara
A house museum celebrating Tekirdağ's most famous son, Namık Kemal (1840–88). A nationalist poet, journalist and social reformer, Kemal had a strong…
Çanakkale
Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 movie Troy had a big impact on the Çanakkale region, including boosting visitor numbers to the archaeological site and endowing…
Edirne
A dusty shrine to the sport of oil wrestling, the museum in this 19th-century timber house features press clippings, photographs and a few naff mannequins…
Çanakkale
Housed in a 19th-century former school in the old town, this library opposite the Tıflı Camii was the bequest of the late Manfred Osman Korfmann (1945…
Gallipoli Peninsula
Mustafa Kemal, leader of the Ottoman 57th Regiment, spent the night of 9 August here, directing part of the counterattack to the Allied offensive…
Thrace & Marmara
Hilltop Greek village Eski Bademli (Old Bademli) looks down on rather ugly Yeni Bademli (New Bademli) and over the valley to the Aegean. The village has…
Çanakkale
The five-storey Ottoman saat kulesi (clock tower) near the harbour was built in 1897. It was paid for by an Italian consul and Çanakkale merchant who left…
Gallipoli Peninsula
The Turkish Sargı Yeri Cemetery features an enormous statue of 'Mehmet', the archetypal Turkish soldier. Follow the signs from the main intersection in…
Gallipoli Peninsula
Cemetery and monument for the Ottoman 57th Regiment. This regiment was led by Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk) and was responsible for halting the Anzac…
Gallipoli Peninsula
This is a monument to a more recent casualty of Gallipoli: Talat Göktepe, chief director of the Çanakkale Forestry District, who died fighting the…
Gallipoli Peninsula
Housed in the historic oceanfront Namazgah Bastion, this compact museum has interesting naval exhibitions and period photographs, and exhibitions on the…
Gallipoli Peninsula
In the village of Alçıtepe, the Salim Mutlu War Museum is a hodgepodge of rusty finds from the battlefields. It gives a good sense of just how much…
Gallipoli Peninsula
Yahya Çavuş Şehitliği remembers the Turkish officer who led the resistance to the Allied landing in the southern area of the peninsula and caused heavy…
Edirne
On the northeastern edge of the Selimiye Mosque, this cemetery includes the final resting place of many janissaries (an elite infantry unit in Ottoman…
Çanakkale
Located in Çanakkale's old town, and built by Tavil Ahmet Ağa in 1884. Open to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Adjacent is an atmospheric Muslim cemetery.
Çanakkale
Built by Sultan Abdül Hamit II in 1892 and open to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Look for the wooden ceiling crafted to look like the rays of the sun.
Gallipoli Peninsula
The Sergeant Mehmet Monument is dedicated to the Turkish sergeant who fought with rocks and his fists after he ran out of ammunition.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Mesudiye Topu is an Ottoman cannon. The weapon was used to defend the Dardanelles from incursions by French warships in March 1915.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Skew Bridge Cemetery is north of Seddülbahir. Take the left fork north of the village where the road divides.
Gallipoli Peninsula
The Kesikdere Cemetery contains the remains of 1115 Turkish soldiers from the 57th and other regiments.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Allied cemetery in the southern part of the Gallipoli Peninsula, north of Seddülbahir.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Kanlısırt Kitabesi describes the battle of Lone Pine from the Turkish viewpoint.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Allied cemetery near the southern tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Turkish monument on the Gallipoli Peninsula's southwestern edge.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Allied cemetery in the southern part of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Gallipoli Peninsula
Allied cemetery in the southern area of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
