Historical place archive

Gallipoli in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Gallipoli in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records7 event labels5 people1354–1915

Historical events in Gallipoli

1354

1354
Capture of Gallipoli
Orkhan I · Turkey-Byzantium War

Establishes the 1st Turkish settlement in Europe. Captures Gallipoli from the Byzantines

1366

1366
Capture of Gallipoli
Murad I · Turkey-Byzantium War

Amadeus of Savoy captures Gallipoli but is driven out

1366
Invasion of Gallipoli
Murad I · Turkey-Byzantium War

Amadeus of Savoy captures Gallipoli but is driven out

1367

1367
Capture of Gallipoli
Murad I · Turkey-Byzantium War

Murad I captures Gallipoli

1416

1416
Siege of Gallipoli
Mehmed I · House of Osmanli

A large part of the Turkish fleet is destroyed

1913

1913
Chief of Staff
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk · Balkan Wars, 1st

Appointed Chief of Staff of a division based at Gallipoli during the Balkan War

1915

April 1915
Gallipoli Third Corps Defence Coordinated
Mehmet Esat Bulkat · World War, 1st

Esat coordinates Ottoman formations defending the peninsula before the Allied invasion.

25 April 1915
Anzac Reinforcements Released from Ottoman Reserve
Mehmet Esat Bulkat · World War, 1st

Esat releases additional troops to contain the ANZAC beachhead during the first day.

25 April 1915
Third Corps Responds to Multiple Landings
Mehmet Esat Bulkat · World War, 1st

Esat directs Ottoman reserves as Allied troops land at Helles and Anzac.

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