Historic & Cultural in Çanakkale: Top Places

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Rumeli Mecidiye Bastion is a historic military structure located in Eceabat, Çanakkale, south of Kilitbahir Castle. It was built in 1892 during the reign of Abdülhamit II by Asaf Pasha. The bastion played a strategic role in the defense of the Dardanelles Strait and was an important front during the naval battle of Çanakkale on March 18, 1915. The bastion is particularly known for Corporal Seyit's heroic act of single-handedly carrying a 275-kilogram cannonball and loading it into the cannon. There is also a museum within the bastion displaying artifacts from the Çanakkale War. It is within walking distance of the Seyit Onbaşı Monument.

The Tomb of Hallâc-ı Mansûr is the makam tomb of Hallâc-ı Mansûr, built in 1407 by İskender Bey, son of Hacı Paşa. It is located at the fork in the road that descends to Hamzakoy beach and the road that goes to the Fener Tepesi Region, where Bayraklı Baba, Namazgah, and the Tomb of Kalafat Mehmet Paşa are located. Hallâc, who was imprisoned by Caliph Mu'tasım, was subjected to various tortures; his body was dismembered and burned. His ashes were thrown into the Tigris River. It is one of the 7 makam tombs in Gelibolu.

Şerbetçi Baba is a dervish who fought alongside Gazi Süleyman Pasha during the conquest of Gallipoli. His birth and death dates are not precisely known. Dervishes were included in the army because their participation in campaigns with the army was believed to both boost morale for the soldiers and bring good luck.

The İpsala Aqueduct, located in the İpsala district center, is an example of the Ottoman Empire's emphasis on public works. It was built with rubble stone and pointed arches to transport water from the valley to the district center. The structure also functions as a fortress complex and is a significant example of Ottoman masonry. It was registered by the Edirne Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board in 2012.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Işıklı Bridge is a historical bridge located within the borders of Işıklı village, Enez district, Edirne province. The bridge, which lost its function due to the shifting of the stream bed to the east, is a single-arched bridge made of regular cut stone and rubble stone material. It is stated to be 6 m deep.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

USS Thornback is a Tench-class submarine, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the thornback, a slender member of the shark family with a long pointed snout and a sharp spine at the end of each dorsal fin, native to northern Atlantic waters ranging from the temperate to the Arctic. Her keel was laid down on 5 April 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 7 July 1944 sponsored by Mrs.

Yenibademli Höyük is a mound located in the North Aegean, south of Gökçeada, approximately 1.7 km south-southwest of Kaleköy. Today, its distance from the sea is 1.5 km. The hill measures 130 x 120 meters.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural