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The Seddülbahir Castle in Çanakkale Bosphorus opens on March 18

Çanakkale Seddülbahir Castle, which was restored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Çanakkale Wars and Gelibolu Historical Site Presidency in 2015 and completed with great care, will be opened on the 108th anniversary of the Martyrs' Day and the Çanakkale Naval Victory. Restoration works at Seddülbahir Castle, which was built during the reign of Mehmet IV, the Ottoman Sultan to defend the entrance of the Çanakkale, have been completed. Seddülbahir Castle, which was built by Hatice Turhan Sultan, the mother of Sultan Mehmet IV, in 1659 to defend the entrance of the Bosphorus, participated in the defense with 12 cannons during the Dardanelles Battles, which went down in world war history. Although there was no war situation yet, the British and French ships bombed the bastions protecting the entrance of the Bosphorus on November 3, 1914, the first martyrs were given to the castle which the restoration works that started in June 2015 were completed and the landscaping began. The castle, which will be opened on the 108th anniversary of the Great Victory, will serve as a living museum like other veteran castles Bigalı and Kilitbahir. Çanakkale Battles and Gelibolu Historical Site Head İsmail Kaşdemir told Anadolu Agency (AA) that one of Turkey's most important restorations has come to an end. Stating that Seddulbahir Castle is a historical place located just at the entrance of the Bosphorus, Kaşdemir said: "A castle that witnessed great heroism in the Çanakkale Wars. Restoration works of an important building entrusted to us by our ancestors of history, which contains great memories, have been completed. I hope we will open this historical place together on the 18 March Naval Victory day, which is a historical victory day. Seddülbahir Castle is a historical place that has witnessed history for many years, served as a guard in the Çanakkale, and played a very important and active role in the security of both the Çanakkale and Istanbul.It was also the scene of great battles during the Çanakkale Wars and hosted turkish soldiers, who wrote the epic. It went down in history as the place where we gave the first martyrs of Çanakkale. It is a very valuable structure for us. It is one of the symbolic structures of Turkish history." Reminding that the castle was built by a female sultan in the 17th century, Kaşdemir continued as follows: "The fact that it was a defensive structure built by Hatice Turhan Sultan enhances the character of this castle. Because it is one of the rare subjects in Turkish history. A woman was a defender of a defense structure. In other words, she had a defense structure built. Therefore, Seddülbahir Castle reveals its historical importance from this aspect as well. " Stating that the restoration has come to an end, İsmail Kaşdemir continued as follows: "It is a restoration process that has been going on since 2015. Especially the people who carry out the restoration are very effective and very valuable people. The officials we have worked with, our scientific committee and our consultants are very competent. We have put forth a very feverish and meticulous work. We went through a restoration process that lasted for 8 years, where a well was dug from time to time with a needle, and from time to time meetings were held to replace a stone. As the Presidency of the Historic Site, we are happy that at the end of this work, we have revealed the real structure of this castle. We have preserved its originality. In terms of restoration, we have carried out an exemplary work both in Turkey and in the world." Kaşdemir said that they want to open the historical place on March 18, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the state officials and the public, and make it begin to serve the visitors. "We have a responsibility to pass on these places to future generations" Stating that the visitors will feel the spirit of Çanakkale thanks to the castle, Kaşdemir concluded his words as follows: "As the Presidency of the area, we are in the consciousness and effort of both explaining and promoting these historical places where the spirit of Çanakkale was born and the places where the Çanakkale spirit is felt at the highest level to our visitors and transferring them to future generations. Visitors will make a journey through history in these castles. They will travel in a time tunnel in history, and they will have the opportunity to better understand the sacrifice of Çanakkale, the heroism of that Çanakkale, and the greatness of Çanakkale."

Çanakkale War veteran's castles are revived

Seddülbahir, Kilitbahir and Bigalı castles on the Gallipoli Peninsula, which had a very important place in the security of the Bosphorus during the Çanakkale Wars, were restored. After its restoration, Kilitbahir Castle and Bigalı Castle, which were opened to visitors as the first living museum castle in Turkey, is preparing to welcome its visitors on March 18, 2023, on the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Those who will visit the war-weary veterans' castles will witness the traces of the bloodiest war in history, in which the Çanakkale epic was written. Çanakkale Wars Gallipoli Historical Site Head İsmail Kaşdemir said that Çanakkale is a city of castles, that Çanakkale's castles have witnessed history, historical places, veteran places. The city of Çanakkale and its strait, which hosts various cultures, have always been protected by castles built on the European and Anatolian sides throughout history due to their geopolitical importance. Seddulbahir, Kilitbahir and Bigalı castles on the Gallipoli Peninsula also played a very important role in the security of the strait during the Dardanelles Wars, which was among the bloodiest wars in history and the epic of "Çanakkale is Impenetrable" was written thanks to the heroism of the Mehmetçik. 108 years ago, against seven poers, together with Mehmetçik, the castles became veterans with the hits of the cannons. In addition to the war, the Gallipoli Historical Site Presidency of the Gallipoli Wars launched a mobilization in order to restore the forts that were tired due to the geographical conditions. Turkey's first living castle museum, Kilitbahir Castle Kilitbahir Castle, whose restoration took 7 years, was opened to visitors by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 18, 2018 as Turkey's first living museum castle. The castle in the shape of a three-leaf clover, built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the village of Kilitbahir, at the narrowest part of the Bosphorus, in 1462-1463, greets the ships passing through the Bosphorus with its magnificent appearance and makes its visitors proud with its heroism. From the life of Piri Reis to the daily life in the castle, from the architecture of the Ottoman castles to the defense, from trade to worship, everything from the life of Piri Reis to the daily life in the castle is explained to the visitors with today's technology in the Yellow Tower and the 7-floor Main Tower in Kilitbahir Castle. Bigali Castle Çanakkale Wars, by the Presidency of Gallipoli Historical Site, in 1807 Sultan III. Its construction started during the reign of Selim II, but Sultan II. Mahmut period and completed in 1820, 108 years ago during the Dardanelles Wars '3. The 203-year-old Bigali Castle, which was used as the 'Corps Esliha (Weapon) Repair Shop, was restored. Bigali Castle Restoration, Landscaping and Display-Arrangement Implementation Work was started by the Presidency of the Site in 2017. After 5 years of work, it was inaugurated by the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on April 24, on the 107th anniversary of the Çanakkale Land Wars in 2022. Seddülbahir Castle Seddulbahir Castle on the Historical Gallipoli Peninsula, which was heavily damaged by the artillery shells fired from the ships of the Entente states that wanted to cross the Dardanelles, was damaged due to natural conditions in the intervening period of a century. The restoration and landscaping works initiated in 2015 by the Gallipoli Historical Site Presidency of the Gallipoli Wars in order to revive the ruined castle and turn it into an open-air museum have come to an end. The scientific advisory board, attended by the faculty members of Istanbul Technical University and Koç University, continues to work on the inventory of 45 thousand 477 artifacts, mostly military war materials, of different qualities, during the archaeological excavations carried out during the restoration applications. When the Seddülbahir Castle Museum is completed, visitors will be informed about the history of the castle from the 17th century to the present. He will be able to visit the cemetery where the first martyrs of the Çanakkale Wars took place, and examine the parts of the 1915 Çanakkale Wars that took place in this castle, the war materials and documents of that period. Seddulbahir Castle, which will be transformed into an open-air museum at the end of museum applications, exhibition arrangement, additional structures, electromechanical, lighting, infrastructure and landscaping works, is planned to be opened to visitors on March 18, 2023, when the Çanakkale Naval Victory will be celebrated in the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Source: IHA

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The Seddülbahir Castle in Çanakkale Bosphorus opens on March 18

Çanakkale War veteran's castles are revived