Canakkale Historic and Important Places

Canakkale General Information

Canakkale, northwestern Anatolia, on the banks of the strait bearing its name, the city, the central district of the province of Çanakkale. According to data of the Central Population 2011 104 321 person Canakkale. South Marmara Bursa Inegol, Bandirma Balikesir and the 5th Largest city.

History

Remaining within the borders of the ruins of Troy from ancient times. Turkification Karesioğulları starting with the local and then the Ottomans participated. The Ottomans passed through Thrace and Gallipoli.

Biga is the fact that the old center of the province, in the Republican period, acquired due to the success of the province was changed to the name and the center of Çanakkale. The origin of the name of the province is very developed in the region, the dish - is craft pottery. Sultaniye Fortress which became the symbol of the city with two çanakçılık özdeşleşince began to be known as the city of Çanakkale.

Main article: History of Çanakkale Wars

Çanakkale wars with the Ottoman Empire in 1915 was the scene of the alliance. United armies of the Entente States naval battle was defeated by vehicle and personnel casualties and did not pass the straits. Later, Allied forces landed in the land. Kara Mustafa Kemal victories wars stopped the progress of the enemy, unable to superiority and ground attack each other, the two forces failed.

Demography

Canakkale city in terms of population in the Marmara Region Istanbul, Bursa, Izmit, Gebze, Balıkesir, Adapazarı, Çorlu, Edirne, Tekirdağ, Inegol, puddles, Gulf, Derince and Bandirma comes later. In 1990, 53 995 inhabitants in 1927, the population of the central district center, which is 8515 to 2000, 75 180 'e, 86 544 in 2007 to 90 563 in 2008 and finally reached.

Culture

Canakkale, remained under the rule of different communities across the millennia, to the architecture to provide a glimpse of them in life. Commercial investments in the province since the 1970s started to be made with the rapidly replacing the traditional social structure of the city has been modernized. Began to change in the appearance of the city and thus easier access to commercial investments. Canakkale Today is Turkey's most modern circles. Wide sidewalks, clean streets, well-maintained buildings and a model city. Cultural infrastructure in the province of Canakkale, Turkey, not tight yet fully is one of the leading circles. Society, the nuclear family is common. Society, Turkmens, Pomaks, nomads, migrants, and a small number of Bulgarian and Bosnian Kumuk is composed of Turks and Circassians. Bosniak and nomads often strive to agriculture. But the people live in unity separated by ethnicity. However, the structure of each community maintains its own culture. Examples of provincial and district centers largely adopted modern clothing. Women from rural areas, called white scarfs scarves and wear baggy overcoat with a black nylon fabric with water, the dominant wear type of rural men, trousers, jacket and cap tractor. Baggy trousers worn by men in the region are uncommon. The main food products produced in Canakkale, wine, olives, sardines, cheese, halva and is keskek.

Tourism

Canakkale and other districts, although quite rich in historical and natural beauties of the region should be, attracts quite a few tourists. Tourism, more investment is made.

Anzac Day, held on April 25 every year thousands of tourists from the region flock to Australia and from New Zealand.

Tourism is often experienced Gallipoli Gallipoli Campaign, the Trojan War was home to the ancient city of Troy, and focuses on the ancient city of Assos. Marine tourism appropriate in this direction, although there is hardly a building. The number of 5-star hotel is only 1 in the province of Çanakkale.

Imbros and Tenedos in recent years have become sought-after holiday destinations. Wide range of water sports are practiced in the region. Kite surfing, Kite surfing, wind surfing, fishing, diving, sailing, sports, camping, nature walks to a wide variety of suitable alternatives exist.
In the province of Canakkale Troy Culture and Art Festival takes place every year in August, made ??of various artistic activities. Every year, the province of Çanakkale Çanakkale Biennial, culture, art and tourism is an activity to contribute to the candidate.

University

March Eighteen University is the only university of the province of Çanakkale (ÇOMÜ) has special significance for Canakkale. Number of college students in Çanakkale city center, which was around 100,000 inhabitants 33 500 per cent, the number of employees 3,000 passes. The staff is calculated with the family university students and families created with the population of the province is 45 000. More than one-third of the population consists of university people of the city center.

In addition, 12 faculty and more than 20 university colleges and institutes of the province and the gateway to the most important public institution and employment. At least one of each school districts are University.

Transportation

Dardanelles by land, by air and sea transport is possible.