Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site
ANZAC day, 25 April 1915, is commemorated by Australians and New Zealanders due to the numerous lives lost.
Leaders such as Winston Churchill, and Lord Kitchener supported the strategy to attack the Gallipoli Peninsula.
[10] Although the dead were buried and commemorated during the war, the Ottomans and Allied forces both began a more coordinated effort in 1918.
In 1994, a fire in the Ariburnu (ANZAC Cove) region of the peninsula resulted in the ruin of 4,049 hectares of forest.
The project team of urban planners from the Middle East Technical University (METU), led by Raci Bademli, criticised the previous development which caused destruction of culturally valuable land and argued for a new plan.
"The International Gallipoli Peninsula Peace Park Ideas and Design Competition" was held in 1998, and was won by Lasse Brøgger and Anne-Stine Reine, Norwegian architects, whose project won awards for its innovation, but never was completed[11] In 1998, Gallipoli Peninsula National Historical Park was named a World Heritage Site.
More parking lots and wider roads for tourist buses were also created to increase tourism infrastructure.
[citation needed] The landscape design of the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park was disputed between hundreds of architects since the end of World War I.
As stated by architect Tony Watkins, "A visit to Gallipoli has the potential to change people, who they are, and how they see the world.
"[14] Gallipoli is located in Thrace, Turkey, and is bordered by the Aegean Sea on its west and the Dardanelles straight on its east.
[15] As a part of the "Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park Long-Term development Plan", the names of 60,000 soldiers were written on 1,670 concrete slabs in commemoration of their deaths.
Russell's Top is a stretch of plateau which, for a portion of the Gallipoli Campaign, served as the northern front line of the ANZACs.
The Second Ridge was also held by the Allies but was never joined with Russell's Top due to the Turkish control of the Nek.
Most of the elaborate trench system is known to have existed but can no longer be found with the remaining areas displaying the consequences of erosion.
[18] Similar to Turkish Quinn's, the outlines of the battle areas of German Officers’ Trench are still highly visible.
The site was given this name due to the position of two German soldiers directing troops on the first day of the Gallipoli Campaign.
In a preliminary archaeological survey of the battlefield, the site was found to have clear complex trench systems still in place with minimal erosion and backfilling.
[18] Similar to the other sites on the peninsula, metal cans and small ceramic pieces were of the few artefacts found in the area.
The Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site is not only a place for the commemoration of the lives lost during World War I, but a possible location for ecotourism.
The park's "war history, biological diversity, coastal morphology, and climate" all have potential to attract visitors.
