Top Things to do in Canakkale Province
Top Restaurants in Canakkale Province
The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Discover the best top things to do in Canakkale Province, Turkey including Gallipoli National Park, Gallipoli Battlefield, Anzac Cove, Canakkale Sehitleri Aniti, 57. Piyade Alayi Sehitligi, Buyuk Anafarta Sehitligi, Conk Bayiri Mehmetcik Park Aniti Kemalyeri Yaziti, KIrmIzI SIrt 125. Alay Siperleri, Kesikdere Sehitligi, SoganlIdere Sehitligi.
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1. Gallipoli National Park
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5.0 based on 234 reviews
Gallipoli was the site of a major battle in World War I and this peninsula, part of the Dardanelles, is still remembered as a major defeat for the Allied Forces—and a springboard for the future Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal. The beautiful, quiet park is dotted with memorials and other features; it is the site of a big annual memorial for the thousands of Australian and New Zealand forces who died here.
Reviewed By anavaquer - Eugene, United States
This was a very moving place. It is an extremely beautiful peninsula and yet so much suffering took place there once upon a time. It is a beautiful memorial to the Ottoman and Australian soldiers that fought here and died. It is now a peaceful and beautiful memorial.
2. Gallipoli Battlefield
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5.0 based on 338 reviews
Reviewed By radbrad73 - Dallas, United States
I am an American who is deeply interested in history and found myself with some time to visit a place I’d always wanted to see, but never thought I’d have the opportunity. I booked a four-day private tour to the Gallipoli battlefield sites with Crowded House Tours and Ramazan Altunas. My guide was Bulent “Bill” Yilmaz Korkmaz. I had read several books on the Gallipoli campaign before visiting, and had the luxury of time, so I knew I wanted to do a deliberate, in depth tour of the battlefields. I booked the trip about three months ahead of time, and Mr. Altunas worked with me to arrange a schedule of what I wanted to see, while Bulent put boots on the ground to make it happen. Bulent took me to the most important sites, but also to many that were off the beaten path. Bulent truly was able to put me in the place where the events happened, giving me the context and a sense of place that comes from someone born and raised in the area and with a broad knowledge of its’ history. Spending most of our time walking, it gave one time to discuss what we were seeing and appreciate what the soldiers on both sides must’ve experienced, if even to a very small degree. Bulent may be the best battlefield guide I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, and I highly recommend him ([email protected] or [email protected]). Day #1 – Anzac Cove. Here we were dropped at Anzac Cove and spent some time walking the beach, comparing the current geography to vintage photographs. Then it was up Shrapnel Alley to Plugge’s Plateau, Russell’s Top, Walker’s Ridge, The Nek, Lone Pine, Chunuk Bair Memorial and everything in between. We finished up with a hike from Chunuk Bair down Rhododendron Ridge to the NZ Cemetery. It was a long and challenging hike, which was unsurprising given the elevation changes – which anyone who has read the histories will appreciate with significant slopes, but well worth it if you want to see one of the most famous preserved WWI battlefields. The area is surprisingly compact, but it is a challenging hike due to the elevation changes. Day #2 – Helles. While Anzac consisted of a long days’ hike, Helles necessitated a little bit more “in and out” of the tourist van because the sites are further removed from one another. Nevertheless, we were able to get some good walking views of the major sites at S, V, W & X beaches. We also saw the French and Turkish memorials, Achi Baba Hill and Alcitepe Village and the delightful local museum there. Day #3 – Sulva. This battlefield is even more spread out that Helles, yet because of the nature of the terrain, we were able to spend most of the day walking the fields of Sulva. This included C Beach, W Hills, Scimitar Hill, the Anafarta Villages and some of the Turkish gun emplacements. Day #4 – Asian sites. On my last day in the Gallipoli area, Bulent and I visited the sites in Kum Kale, sites of British and French raids, as well as Turkish gun positions. We saw the cemetery where the Turkish trenches still scar the land. Finally, we saw one of the restored Turkish forts on the way back into Canakkale. My trip was in mid-October and the weather was perfect. We had a little light rain for about 15 minutes on one day. Otherwise, it was warm and pleasant.
3. Anzac Cove
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5.0 based on 274 reviews
Reviewed By 375barriel - Hampshire, United Kingdom
such a beautiful place, but such a tragic history, you don't need to be a history/war buff to get a true feeling for this place, tours on this site are greatly enhanced by having a guide that is well versed on the story of Gallipoli, the sites are well looked after Please remember these are war graves and treat the site with the respect it deserves
4. Canakkale Sehitleri Aniti
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5.0 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By radbrad73 - Dallas, United States
A moving and fitting tribute to soldiers who defended their homeland. I stopped here as part of a tour of the Helles beaches, after having visited Anzac the day before, which helped put it into context. The monument serves to venerate the Ottoman soldiers who died during the Gallipoli (or Cannakale) campaign. Without diminishing those on the other side. Well worth a visit to contemplate there is not just an English, French or Anzac story to tell here, rather the Turkish have their own vision of what occurred here in World War I.
5. 57. Piyade Alayi Sehitligi
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5.0 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By utkanu2017 - Istanbul, Turkey
This is the troop serving in Çanakkale War since the beginning till the end. This is the troop which almost evetyone has martyred. This is the troop which Mustafa Kemal has ordered “ not to fight but to die!”. Rest in peace????????
6. Buyuk Anafarta Sehitligi
7. Conk Bayiri Mehmetcik Park Aniti Kemalyeri Yaziti
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5.0 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By 1girl_1passport - Vancouver, Canada
I didn't know to much about the history these sites held so it was nice to be able to walk around and read a few things and take in the sites. While worth to come visit.
8. KIrmIzI SIrt 125. Alay Siperleri
9. Kesikdere Sehitligi
10. SoganlIdere Sehitligi
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