The fire, fuelled by strong winds and severe drought in Canakkale province, also threatened historic sites near the ...

Spain is deploying another 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell ...

More than 250 people were evacuated overnight as a wildfire raged on the Gallipoli peninsula flanking the Dardanelles Strait, ...

Seven villages on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula flanking the Dardanelles Strait were evacuated as firefighters battled a ...

The truck was carrying chemical cargo when it caught fire. As if that was not enough, the vehicle’s brakes also failed.

An aerial view shows part of the extinguished wildfire area at the graves and memorials that mark the World War I Gallipoli battle site, near Canakkale, Turkey, on Aug. 16, 2024. (DIA Images via AP) ...

The Gallipoli landings marked the start of a fierce battle that lasted for eight months. Around 44,000 Allied troops and 86,000 Ottoman soldiers died in the fighting.

Turkey on Wednesday marked 100 years since the start of the Gallipoli Campaign by the Allies in World War I, an event seen now as a glorious victory by ...

GALLIPOLI, Turkey — For the first time at age 95, Bill Grayden has come to Gallipoli, where his father stormed the beach and took a bullet through his lung during the ill-fated British-led World ...

GALLIPOLI, Turkey — Whenever he leaves the house, Kenan Ersoz hides the bayonet his father used to defend the crumbling Ottoman Empire against the British-led invasion of Gallipoli a century ago.

But Turkey has resisted the term genocide, sticking to its line with even greater vehemence in the run-up to the anniversary. The Gallipoli land campaign began on April 25 when the Allied troops ...

Seven villages on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula flanking the Dardanelles Strait were evacuated as firefighters battled a raging wildfire propelled by high winds, officials said. The fire began on ...