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The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.
1915 Landing of French troops in Moudros (Lemnos island) during the Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Gallipoli in April 1915 Anzac Cove The Sphinx overlooking Anzac Cove. In 1915 the Allies sent a substantial invasion force of British, Indian, Australian, New Zealand, French and Newfoundland troops to attempt to open up the straits.
Satellite image of the Gallipoli peninsula and surrounding area ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli. The Gallipoli peninsula (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ p əl i, ɡ æ-/; [1] Turkish: Gelibolu Yarımadası; Greek: Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, romanized: Chersónisos tis Kallípolis) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and ...
The city of Istanbul is visible along both banks. The Turkish Straits are made up of the following waterways; The Bosphorus (also spelled Bosporus ; Turkish : Boğaziçi or İstanbul Boğazı , " Istanbul Strait"), about 30 kilometers (19 mi) long and only 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide, connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea in the north.
An undersea water supply tunnel with a length of 5,551 m (18,212 ft), [49] named the Bosporus Water Tunnel, was constructed in 2012 to transfer water from the Melen Creek in Düzce Province (to the east of the Bosporus strait, in northwestern Anatolia) to the European side of Istanbul, a distance of 185 km (115 mi).
Today Çanakkale is the main base for visits to the ruins of Troy and to the First World War cemeteries at Gallipoli. Particularly around 18 March and 25 April when there are major celebrations of the events of the war the town is heavily visited. Çanakkale Airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city centre.
The distance from Cape Helles to the Sea of Marmara is about 41 mi (66 km), overlooked by the heights on the Gallipoli peninsula and lower hills on the Asiatic shore. The passage widens for 5 mi (8.0 km) to Eren Keui Bay, the widest point of the strait at 4.5 mi (7.2 km), then narrows for 11 mi (18 km) to Kephez Point, where the waterway is 1. ...
Gallipoli campaign or Battle of Gallipoli, which took place on the Gallipoli peninsula during World War I A.S.D. Gallipoli Football 1909 , a football team based in Gallipoli, Apulia Gallipoli Art Prize , an Australian prize