In ancient times, the Gallipoli Peninsula was known as the Thracian Chersonesus (from Greek χερσόνησος, "peninsula"[2]) to the Greeks and later the Romans. On the Allied side one of the promoters of the expedition was Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, whose bullish optimism hurt his reputation that took years to recover: the English had the popular belief that there were more British and French casualties and deaths than among their Anzac comrades; Australians and New Zealanders resented perceived British incompetence and the alleged British propensity to use them wastefully as cannon fodder. dfpSlots['btmslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/70903302/btmslot', [], 'ad_btmslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_btmslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).addService(googletag.pubads()); var pbjs = pbjs || {}; The peninsula was renowned for its wheat. },{ For the eponymous town, see, First Balkan War, persecution of Greeks (1912–1913), World War I: Gallipoli Campaign, persecution of Greeks (1914–1919), "Charles Usherwood's Service Journal, 1852 – 1856: despatch", Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park photos with info, Australia's role in the Gallipoli Campaign – Website (ABC and Dept of Veteran's Affairs), Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey, Early Period of Anatolian Turkish Heritage: Niksar, The Capital of Danishmend Dynasty, Kızılırmak Delta Wetland and Bird Sanctuary, Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary), Haci Bayram Mosque and its Surrounding Area (the Haci Bayram District), Lake Tuz Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA), Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye (Islamic-Ottoman Social Complex), The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel, Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van, Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment, Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary, St.Paul Church, St.Paul's Well and surrounding historic quarters, The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos, Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism, The Underground Water Structures in Gaziantep; Livas' and Kastels, Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gallipoli&oldid=978484978, Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey, Tourist attractions in Çanakkale Province, Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia without Wikisource reference, Articles incorporating text from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia without Wikisource reference, Articles containing Turkish-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2019, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from September 2019, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, Wooden Roofed and Wooden Columned Mosques in Anatolia, This page was last edited on 15 September 2020, at 05:59.
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