Türkiye launches project to preserve WWI Çanakkale shipwrecks
ÇANAKKALE
The Turkish authorities on June 25 launched a comprehensive conservation initiative to protect dozens of World War I shipwrecks lying beneath the waters of the northwestern city of Çanakkale’s Dardanelles, along Türkiye’s Aegean coast.
Dubbed the “Deep Heritage Project”, the initiative is being collaboratively executed by the Directorate of Çanakkale Battles Gallipoli Historical Site and ÇOK AŞ (1915 Çanakkale Bridge and Highway Inc.), the company responsible for the construction of the region’s prominent bridge and highway.
During Gallipoli campaign in 1915, Çanakkale was the stage for fierce land and sea battles, ultimately culminating in the Ottoman Empire’s sole major victory of the war
