Kilitbahir Castle is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles opposite Canakkale, built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet to control the narrowest point of the straights. The Gallipoli Peninsula on the north bank of the Dardanelles strait in north-western Turkey, is the site of extensive First World War battlefields and memorials, a campaign that took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied powers. The Dardanelles Strait is an important commercial shipping route that connects the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with the city of Canakkale at the entrance, a city that is not only important f
Kilitbahir Castle is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles opposite Canakkale, built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet to control the narrowest point of the straights. The Gallipoli Peninsula on the north bank of the Dardanelles strait in north-western Turkey, is the site of extensive First World War battlefields and memorials, a campaign that took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied powers. The Dardanelles Strait is an important commercial shipping route that connects the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, with the city of Canakkale at the entrance, a city that is not only important for its historical and mythological history but also home to a lively young student population.
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