Gelibolu Fortress, Çimpe Castle, and Gallipoli
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Gelibolu Fortress, Çimpe Castle, and Gallipoli represent the Ottoman Empire's first European foothold in 1352 and the naval base where Piri Reis drafted his famous World Map.
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Çanakkale · gelibolu
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Periods
- Ionia & Aeolis
- Hellenistic era
- Ottoman era
- The Aegean today