Canakkale, TurkeyKilitbahir Castle is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles, opposite the city of Çanakkale, where there is a fortress, from which Çanakkale takes its name. The two castles were built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1463 to control the straits at their narrowest point.
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Canakkale, TurkeyThis story town is 8 km from Canakkale and rises on the ruins of the ancient city of Nagara. The castle was initially a fort built in 1807 at the same time as Bigali Castle built 5 km away, under the reign of Selim III.
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Canakkale, TurkeyGökçeada Island is the largest island of Turkey and is located in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the Gallipoli Peninsula and the Dardanelles. Known in Antiquity as Imbros, the island has a history connected with the Greek world, Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Gökçeada is notable for its varied landscapes, with beaches, bays, hills, old villages, olive groves and areas suitable for nature observation. Traditional settlements such as Zeytinliköy, Tepeköy, Dereköy and Kaleköy preserve traces of Greek rural architecture and island life. The island is visited for beaches, local gastronomy, windsurfing, walks, historic villages and a quieter atmosphere than larger Aegean resorts. Gökçeada is important through its combination of nature, multicultural heritage and strategic position in the northern Aegean.
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Canakkale, TurkeyThe ancient site of Assos is located on Turkey’s Aegean coast, near the village of Behramkale, in an elevated position overlooking the Gulf of Edremit and the island of Lesbos. The city was founded in Antiquity by Greek colonists and became an important centre through its defensive position, natural harbour and maritime trade links. The best-known monument of the site is the Temple of Athena, built on the acropolis and considered one of the rare Doric temples in Anatolia. Assos is also associated with Aristotle, who lived here for a period in the 4th century BC and founded a philosophical school. The ruins include fortification walls, necropolises, an agora, theatre, gymnasium, paved streets and harbour structures. The site is important through the combination of archaeology, Aegean landscape and intellectual history, offering a clear image of an ancient city in northwestern Anatolia.
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Canakkale, TurkeyBozcaada Castle is one of the most important historic monuments on Bozcaada Island and a visible landmark of the main harbour. The fortress stands on the shore, in a strategic position, controlling maritime access to the island and the routes of the northern Aegean Sea. Throughout history, Bozcaada was important for Greeks, Byzantines, Genoese, Venetians and Ottomans, and the castle reflects this succession of maritime powers. The present form of the fortress is the result of several reconstructions and interventions, especially from the Ottoman period. The ensemble includes massive walls, towers, bastions, inner courtyards and observation points over the harbour, town and sea. The castle is important for understanding the defensive role of the island, located close to the Dardanelles, in an area of major strategic value. Today, the monument is visited for its history, architecture and panoramas over Bozcaada.
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Canakkale, TurkeyThe Gallipoli Peninsula is one of the most important historic places in Turkey, best known for the military campaign of the First World War. Located between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles Strait, the peninsula had great strategic value because it controlled maritime access towards Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara. In 1915, intense fighting took place here between Ottoman forces and Allied troops, especially British, French, Australian and New Zealand units. The Gallipoli Campaign had important consequences for the history of modern Turkey and for the national memory of Australia and New Zealand. Today, the area includes military cemeteries, monuments, museums, trenches, landing beaches and observation points. The peninsula is important both through its natural landscape and through its role as a space of memory, reflection and understanding of 20th-century conflicts.
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