Çanakkale, a city and region of education, culture and history with past stretching back 5,000 years, has been nourished by the legacy of ancient cultural treasures such as The Illiad by Homer and has come to appreciate the enchanting historical sites within its boundaries and is now an significant tourism centre.

The Gallipoli Historic National Park, where one of the most important events in Turkey's history and that of the First World War, the Gallipoli Campaign, took place; and two of the most important ancient centres in western Anatolia, Troy and Assos, which are of the indispensable value as historical and tourism sites, are all in the province of Çanakkale.

While the founding father of the Turkish Republic M. Kemal ATATÜRK addressed "You, the mothers who sent their sons from the far away countries," by saying that "your sons are now lying in our bosom," he delivered his message "Peace at home, peace in the world," to the world from this land.

part of the country. Çanakkale has lands in both Asia and Europe.  The European part is formed by the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) peninsula on the northwest coast of Turkey, while the Asian part belongs to Anatolia.