Dardanelles

The Dardanelles is a narrow Turkish strait connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It separates the Gallipoli Peninsula in Europe from mainland Asia.

Turkish Straits: The Turkish Straits are the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus, linking the Aegean and Black seas. The Dardanelles forms the western passage in this connected waterway.
Hellespont: Hellespont is the ancient Greek name for the strait now called the Dardanelles. Ancient accounts and events at the strait use this name.
Battle of Gallipoli: The Battle of Gallipoli was an Allied campaign against the Ottoman Empire on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915–1916. The campaign aimed to force passage through the Dardanelles and capture Constantinople.
Straits Question: The Straits Question was the diplomatic dispute over control and access to the Turkish Straits. The Dardanelles was central to conflicts over who could pass and who could defend it.
Sea of Marmara: The Sea of Marmara is an inland sea in northwestern Turkey between the Dardanelles and the Bosporus. It is the body of water immediately east of the Dardanelles.
Dardanus: Dardanus was an ancient city near the Asian shore of the Dardanelles. The modern name Dardanelles derives from the ancient city’s name.
Dardanelles Operation: The Dardanelles Operation was the Royal Navy’s failed attempt to force the strait in March 1915. Its failure led the Allies to launch the land campaign at Gallipoli.
Treaty of Lausanne: The Treaty of Lausanne was the 1923 agreement that established the borders and international status of modern Turkey. It placed the strait within Turkey while initially providing for its demilitarization.
Bosporus: The Bosporus is a Turkish strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea. Together with the Dardanelles, it completes the maritime route to the Black Sea.
Troy: Troy was an ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, near the southern entrance of the Dardanelles. Its location made the strait a landmark in the region’s ancient history.

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