The province of Canakkale which straddles the Dardanelles strait in northwest Turkey is a region rich in legend and myth. According to one of these myths, the Strait linking the Aegean and Marmara seas was created by the sea god Poseidon, who split the land apart allowing the waters to rush through. The city on […]
The friendship between Turkey and Australia was strengthened by the incongruous conflict between these two nations during the so-called Great War of 1914-1918. This, of course, was not a battle over territory or ethnic difference. There was no historical reason to cause one party to hate the other. The Turks were defending their territory. The […]
M/S Halas 71 is today the only ship in working order which witnessed the Gallipoli Battles… Carrying the traces of a hundred years of history, it is expected to serve tourism for long years to come. Let’s take a glance at the remarkable historical events that the ship witnessed during its journey from Scotland to Istanbul: […]
