canakkale
Camel Wrestling
... Pelitköy town (Balikesir) 8 February: Bagarasi village in Söke district and Kuyucak town (Aydin), Tire town (Izmir), Ezine town (Canakkale) 15 February: Pinarbasi town (Izmir), Çine ...
Canakkale
Canakkale province stands on the Dardanelles Strait in the Marmara region of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye). The province of Canakkale lies on both sides of the Dardanelles which connects the Sea of Marmara ...
Carpets and kilims
... (Ghordes), Kula, Milas, Ladik, Mucur, Kirsehir, Bandirma and Canakkale (near Dardanelles Strait) gained importance as rug-weaving centers, along with Usak and Bergama. The rugs woven in some of these regions ...
Bosphorus
... and, with the Dardanelles (in Canakkale), separates Europe from Asia. It is a former river valley which was drowned by the sea at the end of the Tertiary period. This is a very busy strait with many ships ...
Area codes in Turkey
... BITLIS 434 KARAMAN 338 TEKIRDAG 282 BOLU 374 KARS 474 TOKAT 356 BURDUR 248 KASTAMONU 366 TRABZON 462 BURSA 224 KAYSERI 352 TUNCELI 428 CANAKKALE 286 KILIS 348 USAK 276 CANKIRI ...
Thrace
Thrace is the European part of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), in the Marmara region. The region of Thrace in the Marmara region, 3,310 sq mi (8,575 sq km), South-east of Europe, is occupying the southeastern ...
Troy
... that it was the city mentioned only in the tales and never existed until it was first found in the 19th century. Troy (Truva in Turkish) is located in Hisarlik near Canakkale province where the remains ...
Turkish University Links
... Canakkale Onsekiz Mart (18th March) University (Canakkale) Cankiri Karatekin University (Cankiri) NOT OPENED YET Cukurova University (Adana) ...
Shipwrecks at Gallipoli
Shipwrecks at Gallipoli Numerous diving schools now operate along Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye)'s coasts, particularly in the Aegean (Turkish: Ege) and the Mediterranean, and during the summer months ...
Otto Liman von Sanders
... Liman von Sanders became the commander of the Turkish 1st Army. In March 1915 he was replaced via Baron von der Goltz and sent to the Dardanelles (near Canakkale) with the 5th Army. He and Mustafa Kemal ...
Thermal Springs (Spa)
... the drinking and bath cures have a relaxing and sedative effect. There are a couple of hotels and motels near the center. Canakkale - Kestanbol (ph: 5.92-6.94) It's located 15 km into Ezine district ...
Sports in Turkey
... Ege) coasts are the best places to dive. It is also possible to dive to shipwrecks from World War I (with special permission of local authorities) in Gallipoli, Canakkale. Diving for purposes of sport, ...
Marmara
Marmara region is to the west of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), bordering Greece and Bulgaria. The major city is Istanbul. Provinces: Balikesir , Bilecik , Bursa , Canakkale , Edirne , Istanbul ...
Karaman
... Ethnographical section there are tiles and mosaics, enameled and over and under glazed tiles, plaster relieves, and tiles from Canakkale and Kütahya from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. In cases ...
Turkish facts and statistics
... (iller, singular - il); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyon, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, ...
Hospitals in Istanbul & environs
... Hospital Fevzi Cakmak Cad. No:55Bursa 0224 220 1040 0224 225 1192 Canakkale State Hospital Canakkale 0286 217 1098 0286 212 0611 Gallipoli State Hospital Gelibolu-Canakkale 0286 ...
Fairs, festivals and events
Fairs, festivals and events Camel Wrestling Festival-Selcuk (near Ephesus (Turkish: Efes)) January Ankara International Film Festival March 1915 Sea Victory Celebration-Canakkale March ...
Useful phone numbers
... Tel: (0-252) 3162637 Bolu: Tel: (0-374) 2123410 Burhaniye: Tel: (0-266) 4222025-4221195 Canakkale: Tel: (0-286) 2171851 Cesme: Tel: (0-232) 7126499 Cesme/llica: Tel: (0-232) 7233339 Cesme/Alacati: Tel: ...
Turkish information offices
... Fax: (0-224) 2530411 Orhangazi Altgecidi: No :1, Heykel Tel: (0-224) 2511834, Fax: (0-224) 2201848 Burhaniye Hukumet Konagi, Tel: (0-266) 4222870 Fax: (0-673) 4127556 Canakkale Vilayet Konagi, ...
Gallipoli campaign
... underestimated the military skills of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his brave soldiers. Both sides suffered heavy loss of lives. Today Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula is a national park nearby Canakkale ...