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Besyol in the region of Çanakkale is a town located in Turkey - some 345 mi or ( 555 km ) West of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Besyol is now 08:28 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mytilini, Athens, İzmir, Sofia, and Thessaloniki. When in this area, you might want to check out Mytilini . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Besyol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Wind power in Turkey | Global Ideas

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The Turkish economy is growing fast, and that means electricity consumption is rising and is in increasingly short supply. Turkey wants to boost the share of power generated by the wind to help solve ..

Anzac Tour of Turkey - Day 02 - 23rd April 2010

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This was a very early start with us leaving the hotel on the bus bound for Gallipoli at around 5.30am. I tried to get some sleep but also wanted to see what the local sights were as we travelled out t ..


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Rodina in Istanbul

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Interesting facts about this location

Azmak Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Azmak Cemetery near Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey was constructed shortly after the end of the First World War by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and filled with graves brought in from small cemeteries and sites around it. It is on the south side of Azmak Dere, from which it takes its name, a small ravine which runs into the salt lake at Suvla Bay.

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Located at 40.32 26.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire in World War I

Gallipoli

The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace (or East Thrace), the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" (Kallipolis), meaning "Beautiful City". In antiquity, it was known as the Thracian Chersonese. It is especially famous in Australia and New Zealand for the failed Allied offensive on Turkey in 1915 in World War I known as the Gallipoli Campaign.

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Located at 40.37 26.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Dardanelles, Gallipoli Campaign, Geography of Çanakkale Province, Headlands of Turkey, National parks of Turkey, Titular sees in Europe, Visitor attractions in Çanakkale Province, Çanakkale

Suvla

Suvla is a bay on the Aegean coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey, south of the Gulf of Saros. On August 6, 1915, it was the site for the Landing at Suvla Bay by the British IX Corps as part of the August Offensive during the Battle of Gallipoli.

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Located at 40.30 26.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Bays of Turkey, Gallipoli Campaign

Thracian Chersonese

The Thracian Chersonese (Greek: Θρᾳκικὴ Χερσόνησoς, Thrakike Khersonesos) was the ancient name of the Gallipoli peninsula, in the part of historic Thrace that is now part of modern Turkey. The peninsula runs in a south-westerly direction into the Aegean Sea, between the Hellespont (now known as the Dardanelles) and the bay of Melas (today Saros bay). Near Agora it was protected by a wall running across its full breadth.

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Located at 40.35 26.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of ancient Thrace, Landforms of Turkey, Peninsulas of Turkey

Landing at Anzac Cove

The landing at Anzac Cove was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Australian and New Zealand forces on 25 April 1915. The landing, north of Gaba Tepe on the Aegean coast of the Peninsula, was made by soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and was the first major combat of the war for these two countries. Another landing was made several miles to the south west at Cape Helles by British and French troops.

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Located at 40.25 26.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1915 in Turkey, Battles of World War I involving Australia, Battles of World War I involving New Zealand, Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles of the Gallipoli Campaign, Conflicts in 1915, History of Çanakkale Province, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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