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Kilitbahir Castle (Turkish: Kilitbahir Kalesi) is a fortress on the west side of the Dardanelles, opposite the city of Çanakkale, where there is a corresponding fortress (Kale-i Sultaniye), from which Gallipoli Tours takes its name. The two castles were constructed by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1463 to control the straits at their narrowest point. Kilitbahir’s name, meaning “lock of the sea”, reflects this defensive purpose.

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“Better than I expected” - RSL Gallipoli Tours Review

My family ( 2 adults , 3 teenage children) organised a 2 day private tour of Gallipoli starting and finishing in Istanbul. This is an expensive option but well worth the money - AUD$2000 when all said and done.
We were picked up from our hotel at 7.30am and taken in a very comfortable minibus to Eceabat stopping for breakfast on the way. We arrived at Eceabat at lunch time. After lunch we drove with our guide Baris to a new interactive display of the Gallipoli campaigns. The presentation is designed to simulate some of the experiences of those envolved in those campaigns. Although in Turkish we were given electronic devices which enabled us to hear an English version. It was excellent.
We were then taken to the southern sector at Cape Helles.There we visited the massive memorials to the British and the Turks. Both are simple but very impressive. We also saw some of the landing beaches including V Beach. Now very beautiful but on 25 April 1915 a virtual slaughterhouse.On the return trip to Eceabat we stopped off at a small village for cay.

Transport to Gallipoli, buses from Istanbul to Gallipoli

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From Istanbul
By plane: Turkish Airlines, who intervened after that Atlasjet Company served out the flights between Istanbul & Canakkale, began flights on the same route with an Airbus A-319. Turkish Airlines is now operating these flights under its own low cost carrier Anadolu Jet (no thrills airline). Please note that this flight departs from Sabiha Gokcen Airport on the Asian Side, for those who will be staying around Sultanahmet & Taksim area hotels this would mean apx. 1½ hrs driving time to the airport.

Gallipoli Ephesus Pamukkale from Istanbul

Day 1 – Istanbul to Gallipoli
In the early morning we will drive west, heading towards the Aegean Sea. We will visit Gallipoli on the way 
*Gallipoli and The Dardanelles — After our lunch we will stop to visit Gallipoli, a place of fierce World War 1 fighting between Allied forces and the Turks. At ANZAC Cove thousands lost their lives in one fateful dawn morning. We will also see other famous battle sites of World War 1 in this area, such as Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair. From here we go to a ferry and cross the Dardanelle. For World War 1 buffs, you will know the Dardanelle Straits were a strategic crossing point for the allied armies to cross from Europe to Asia Minor. 
*Canakkale will be our final destination for today and where we will spend the evening. After dinner, you might want to stroll the harbor walk and experience the local culture. Overnight in CANAKKALE

Day 2 – Gallipoli to Kusadasi
We continue our scenic drive along the Aegean, stopping for photo opportunities and perhaps to indulge the taste buds at one of the many farmer road side stands that sell olives, figs, seasonal fruit and pistachios. We then will head east towards our first site of the day. 
Sites you’ll see today 
*Troy –is the ancient site written about by Homer in the Iliad. It dates back as far as 3000 BC and has been the site of nine different cities through the thousands of years it has existed. As you enter the site a large wooden Trojan horse dominates your view. You will definitely want to climb up and get your picture taken! 
After lunch you will depart from Canakkale, driving along the Aegean Sea down to Kusadasi, evening arrival in Kusadasi, Check in the hotel, Overnight stay.

High Commissioner addresses Anzac Day dawn service in London

“On this 98th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli, we gather at hundreds of dawn services around Australia and New Zealand; here in Britain; in the steaming heat of Papua New Guinea; in a chill morning of a Flanders field; at Fromelles and Villers Bretonneux, in Turkey and in ceremonies around the world. And on this day we honour a special relationship between Australia and New Zealand forged in mud and blood.

The statistics tell a stark story. During the First World War, 38.7 percent of the total male population of Australia, aged between 18 and 44, fought with a casualty rate of 65 percent, the highest of any country. It was a similar story with New Zealand. 42 percent of Kiwi males fought with a casualty rate of 58 percent. It was a conflict that helped define our identities as new nations as well as enshrine a bond between us that can never be broken.

Turkish flag to fly at Port Noarlunga's Anzac Day dawn service in show of mutual respect

Turkish-Cypriot migrant Ozen Hassan will hold the Turkish flag at the Memorial Gardens, alongside Port Noarlunga and Christies Beach RSL president Steve McInnes, who will bear the RSL flag.

Mr Hassan, 74, of Morphett Vale, was approached by Mr McInnes to carry the flag.

"When Steve found out I was a Turkish-Cypriot he said you are the man we are looking for," Mr Hassan said. "This is a great, great honour - I never thought it would happen to me."

Mr Hassan had a great-uncle killed at Gallipoli and has been a member of the Port Noarlunga-Christies Beach RSL for 30 years.

Gallipoli crowds down ahead of centenary

Fears that people would stay away from Anzac services at Gallipoli in the hope they'd be able to attend the 2015 centenary commemorations have proven true.
The official crowd of a little over 5200 in 2013 is down 15 percent on last year's attendance of 6000.
In 2011, about 6500 pilgrims, mainly Australians and New Zealanders, travelled to the Gallipoli peninsula to pay their respects to the war dead.
Australia's director of the 2015 commemoration, the Department of Veterans Affairs' Tim Evans, this week said it was likely people could stay away because they wanted to attend the 100th anniversary.
However, Melbourne woman Jessica Hills, 24, is at Anzac Cove today precisely because she was put off by the controversial ballot which will limit places to 8000 Australians and 2000 New Zealanders in 2015.
"There's no guarantee of a spot," she said ahead of the dawn service.

Gallipoli trip moves hard man Mark Geyer

IN his day, there wasn't too much that could move man-mountain league legend Mark Geyer but yesterday on the hill tops above Gallipoli he confessed to the emotions overbearing him.

Geyer lamented as he looked at the headstones of the fallen Diggers how many were 18 years old, the same age as his son Logan.

Geyer had spent 12 months preparing for his first trip to Turkey, his first trip overseas since the Kangaroos Tour of 1990, but he was not prepared for what he saw.

Lone protester disrupts Gallipoli service

A LONE protester disrupted the solemn dawn service at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli just after Australia's official representative had finished addressing the smaller-than-expected crowd of 5200 pilgrims.

There was no mythologising the Gallipoli campaign when Veterans Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon spoke at the site where the Anzacs mistakenly landed 98 years ago.

Mr Snowdon described the subsequent eight-month Gallipoli campaign as a "calamity". It ended with the withdrawal of troops in mid-December 1915.