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Helles Memorial — Attraction in Eceabat

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Helles Memorial
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The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, in Turkey, on the headland at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles. It includes an obelisk which is over 30 metres high.
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Mehmetçik Feneri
Tekke, 17900 Seddülbahir/Eceabat/Çanakkale, Türkiye
Seddülbahir Fortress
Seddülbahir Duası, 17900 Seddülbahir/Eceabat/Çanakkale, Türkiye
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Trekios Pansiyon & Cafe
Küme Evler No:149, 17902 Seddülbahir/Eceabat/Çanakkale, Türkiye
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Helles Memorial

Tekke, 17900 Seddülbahir/Eceabat/Çanakkale, Türkiye
4.6(338)
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The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, in Turkey, on the headland at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles. It includes an obelisk which is over 30 metres high.

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5.0
6y

The memorial is the main Commonwealthbattle memorial for the whole Gallipoli Campaign, and also commemorates the 20,956 Commonwealth servicemen with no known grave who died in the campaign from 1915-1916, during the First World War.

The United Kingdom and Indian forces named on the memorial died in operations throughout the peninsula, with main landings at Cape Helles and Suvla Bay, and the Australian and New Zealand Army Corpsfought mainly at ANZAC Cove. There are also panels for those who died or were buried at sea in Gallipoli waters.

Other Commonwealth memorials to missing servicemen from the Gallipoli campaign include the Lone Pine Memorial, Hill 60 Memorial, Chunuk Bair Memorial, and Twelve Tree Copse Memorial. Naval casualties who were buried at sea are also commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial and Chatham Naval Memorialin the UK.

French casualties are commemorated at the Morto Bay French Cemetery. The main Turkish memorial is the Çanakkale...

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5.0
8y

Gözcü Baba Tepesi ve Cape Helles Anıtı Gözcü Baba Tepesi, yaklaşık 46 metre yüksekliğiyle, Seddülbahir bölgesindeki en önemli yükseltilerden biridir. Cape Helles Memorial; İlyas Baba Feneri’nin 400 metre kadar kuzeydoğusunda bulunan Gözcü Baba Tepesi üzerinde yer almaktadır. Gözcübaba Tepesi’nin güneybatısında arazinin denize en çok uzandığı nokta olan İlyas Baba Burnu, “Helles Burnu” (Cape Helles) olarak da tanımlanmaktadır. Bu durum, Osmanlı haritaları da dahil olmak üzere birçok eski haritada görülmektedir. İngilizler de bu nedenle buradaki anıta, “Cape Helles Memorial” (Helles Burnu Anıtı) ismini vermişlerdir. “Helles” ismi ise, Çanakkale Boğazı’nın tarihte bilinen en eski isimlerinden biri olan ve “Helle’nin Denizi” anlamına gelen “Hellespont” ifadesinden gelmektedir. Hellespont adının Çanakkale Boğazı ve bu boğazın Adalar Denizi ile Marmara Denizi’ne açıldığı bölgelerine nasıl verildiği ise, mitolojide yer alan bir hikâyede açıklanmaktadır. Gözcü Baba Tepesi’nin üzerinde, dört metre yükseltilmiş bir platform üzerinde yer alan Helles Burnu Anıtı, yaklaşık 2 bin metrekare genişliğinde bir alanı kaplamaktadır. Anıt; 4,8 metre yüksekliğinde, beyaz taşla kaplanmış duvar ile çevrelenmiş bir platformun ortasında yer almaktadır. Platformun yüksekliği de dahil olmak üzere Cape Helles Memorial, toplam 32,9 metre yüksekliğindedir. Anıtın bulunduğu alana girişin sol yanında yerde bulunan metal plaka üzerindeki yazının bir bölümü ise şöyledir: “Helles Anıtı hem Gelibolu Savaşları için hem de bu savaşlarda ölen ve mezarları bilinmeyen veya kaybolan, ya da Gelibolu sularına gömülen 20 bin 763 kişinin anısına dikilmiştir.” Anıtı çevreleyen duvarların iç ve dış yüzeylerine yerleştirilmiş granit levhalar üzerinde 18 bin 985 İngiliz, 248 Avusturalyalı ve 1.530 Hintli asker ile birlikte, muharebelerde görev yapan İngiliz gemilerinin ve Seddülbahir, Arıburnu ve Anafartalar Cepheleri’nde görev yapmış, İngiliz ordusuna bağlı muhtelif askeri birliklerin isimleri yazılıdır.

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4y

I'll use this one location to review the whole of the southern part of the peninsular.

Directions and signage is clear, roads are modern and wide, and information boards in English and Turkish (with some in French and German too) are interspersed along the route. The war graves are immaculate and well worth walking around.

Places to park exist at the big monuments, but not too many on the roads. There are shops in villages on the route where you can buy snacks and water/drinks, but it is worth taking some with you. Very little shade so if it's sunny take...

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Paul and Karen BlakesleyPaul and Karen Blakesley
I'll use this one location to review the whole of the southern part of the peninsular. Directions and signage is clear, roads are modern and wide, and information boards in English and Turkish (with some in French and German too) are interspersed along the route. The war graves are immaculate and well worth walking around. Places to park exist at the big monuments, but not too many on the roads. There are shops in villages on the route where you can buy snacks and water/drinks, but it is worth taking some with you. Very little shade so if it's sunny take an umbrella.
Baris U.Baris U.
This memorial was unveiled in 1924 for the soliders who do not have a known grave by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is almost 30 meters and very glorious. The most crowded place of Gallipoli War Zone is the main Martials' Memorial and here is pretty quite. There is a huge parking lot in front of it. It is very close to Fort Ertuğrul as well and you can visit them both at the same time. This is one of the important places that you should not miss to see if your visiting Gallipoli.
Edward PymEdward Pym
The main Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign, also commemorating the 20,956 Commonwealth servicemen with no known grave who died in the campaign in 1915–1916, during the First World War. There are also panels for those who died or were buried at sea in Gallipoli waters. Well maintained with ample parking. Memorial is used as the site for the British Commemorative Service around ANZAC Day.
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I'll use this one location to review the whole of the southern part of the peninsular. Directions and signage is clear, roads are modern and wide, and information boards in English and Turkish (with some in French and German too) are interspersed along the route. The war graves are immaculate and well worth walking around. Places to park exist at the big monuments, but not too many on the roads. There are shops in villages on the route where you can buy snacks and water/drinks, but it is worth taking some with you. Very little shade so if it's sunny take an umbrella.
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This memorial was unveiled in 1924 for the soliders who do not have a known grave by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is almost 30 meters and very glorious. The most crowded place of Gallipoli War Zone is the main Martials' Memorial and here is pretty quite. There is a huge parking lot in front of it. It is very close to Fort Ertuğrul as well and you can visit them both at the same time. This is one of the important places that you should not miss to see if your visiting Gallipoli.
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The main Commonwealth battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign, also commemorating the 20,956 Commonwealth servicemen with no known grave who died in the campaign in 1915–1916, during the First World War. There are also panels for those who died or were buried at sea in Gallipoli waters. Well maintained with ample parking. Memorial is used as the site for the British Commemorative Service around ANZAC Day.
Edward Pym

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