Visiting Gallipoli
Battlefield tours
Your on-the-ground experts are Crowded House Tours, a Turkish travel agency offering regular as well as bespoke tours and transfers.
Peter Hart Battlefield Tours are recommended for those with a sense of adventure. Go off the beaten track with historian and author Peter Hart.
Stephen Chambers and Clive Harris are the expert guides for tours run by the Gallipoli Association. They cater for first-time as well as regular visitors.
Accommodation
Gallipoli Houses offers self-catering accommodation in the village of Kocadere, right behind Anzac, with friendly and knowledgeable hosts.
There are many options in Çanakkale (check popular hotel booking websites) but consider Hotel des Etrangers, where Troy archaeologist/booster Heinrich Schliemann stayed in 1868.
Associations
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Association was established in 1969 by British veterans, and is the foremost Gallipoli society today. The journal and archives are a must-have resource.
Association Nationale pour le Souvenir des Dardanelles et Fronts d’Orient is the French connection.
The Western Front Association is not just focused on the European theatre of war. Of particular note is their TrenchMapper application, with Gallipoli maps. The WFA also has rich digital collections.
Salonika
The Salonika Campaign Society is dedicated to all those who served in the campaign fought in northern Greece, Serbia and Albania from 1915 to 1918. They lead annual tours to northern Greece and the Republic of North Macedonia.
Aviation
The Australian Society of WW1 Aero Historians publishes two journals a year and a quarterly PDF newsletter. Membership gives access to the complete archive, containing many articles relating to Aegean and Mediterranean air operations.
Forums & websites
The Great War Forum offers a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Post your question or search the site (many questions have already been answered).
The Long, Long Trail is an excellent reference for researching soldiers of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918.
Learn more about French commemoration at Gallipoli.
For Egypt and Palestine, we recommend Stuart Hadaway’s excellent website Egyptian Expeditionary Force in WWI. Sign up for regular talks.
Books & magazines
Free, online books
The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) maintains a comprehensive list of online books about Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and the Mesopotamia Campaign.
Publishers
Gosling Press has a special interest in campaigns away from the Western Front and about the Indian Army.
The Çanakkale Savaşları Enstitüsü publishes the military history magazine Anafarta as well as important historical books.
Little Gully Publishing—that’s us. First-hand accounts, new histories and quality reissues.