Day 214: March 25, 2010 - Sailed to Canakkle, Turkey

Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country. It takes its name from the town of Çanakkale.

Like Istanbul, Çanakkale province has a European (Thrace) and an Asian (Anatolia) part. The European part is formed by the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula, while the Asian part is largely coterminous with the historic region of Troad in Anatolia. They are separated by the Dardanelles strait, connecting the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea.

The archaeological site of Troy is found in Çanakkale province.

Çanakkale (pronounced [tʃɑˈnɑkːɑle]) is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asian) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont) at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 96 588 (2009 estimates.) [1]

Çanakkale Province, like Istanbul Province, has territory in both Europe and Asia. Ferries cross here to the northern (European) side of the strait.

The city is the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy. The "wooden horse" from the 2004 movie Troy is exhibited on the seafront. Çanakkale is the second city to be situated on two continents after Istanbul. However Çanakkale is closer to mid-division than Istanbul.

Gallipoli Campaign
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Gallipoli Campaign
Part of the Middle Eastern Theatre (First World War)
The Battle of Gallipoli, February–April 1915
Gallipoli Campaign, April 1915.
Date 25 April 1915 – 6 January 1916
Location Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British Empire

* Australia Australia
* India British India
* Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland
* New Zealand New Zealand
* United Kingdom United Kingdom

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France France

* France French West Africa

Ottoman Empire
German Empire Germany[2]
Austria-Hungary[3]
Commanders
United Kingdom Sir Ian Hamilton
United Kingdom Lord Kitchener
United Kingdom John de Robeck German Empire Otto Liman von Sanders
Ottoman Empire Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Ottoman EmpireEsat Pasha
Strength
5 divisions (initial)
16 divisions (final)[citation needed] 6 divisions (initial)
15 divisions (final)[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
220,000, 59% casualty rate[4] 253,000 60% Casualty rate[5]
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Gallipoli Campaign
Naval operations – Anzac Cove – Helles – 1st Krithia – 2nd Krithia – 3rd Krithia – Gully Ravine – Sari Bair – Krithia Vineyard – Lone Pine – Suvla – The Nek – Chunuk Bair – Scimitar Hill – Hill 60
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Theatres of World War I
European:
Balkans – Western Front – Eastern Front – Italian Front
Middle Eastern:
Caucasus – Persia – Gallipoli – Mesopotamia – Sinai and Palestine
African:
South-West Africa – West Africa – East Africa – North Africa
Asian and Pacific theatre
Atlantic Ocean – Mediterranean

The Gallipoli campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, and secure a sea route to Russia. The attempt failed, with heavy casualties on both sides.

In Turkey, the campaign is known as the Çanakkale Savaşları (Çanakkale Wars), after the province of Çanakkale. In the United Kingdom, it is called the Dardanelles Campaign or Gallipoli. In France it is called Les Dardanelles. In Australia,[6] New Zealand,[7] Ireland, [8] and Newfoundland,[9] it is known as the Gallipoli Campaign or simply as Gallipoli. It is also known as the Battle of Gallipoli.

The Gallipoli campaign resonated profoundly among all nations involved. In Turkey, the battle is perceived as a defining moment in the history of the Turkish people—a final surge in the defence of the motherland as the centuries-old Ottoman Empire was crumbling. The struggle laid the grounds for the Turkish War of Independence and the foundation of the Turkish Republic eight years later under Atatürk, himself a commander at Gallipoli.

The campaign was the first major battle undertaken by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), and is often considered to mark the birth of national consciousness in both of these countries. As Anzac Day, the 25th April remains the most significant commemoration of military casualties and veterans in Australia and New Zealand, surpassing Armistice Day/Remembrance Day.