Kilitbahir

A Russian naval cruiser had to cast anchor due to strong currents and bad weather in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Jan. 6, according to a Turkish security source.

The Slava-class Marshal Ustinov anchored off the neighborhood of Moda, on Istanbul's Asian side, since conditions did not allow for it to dock, said the source.

Excavations in the Eceabat district in the northwestern province of Çanakkale have revealed that people from the Balkans settled in the area 4,000 years ago.

A forest fire broke out on the historic Gallipoli peninsula in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale on Sept. 15.

The fire was reportedly ignited due to sparks from a welding machine during construction work at the memorial of Ağadere Ağır Mecruhin Hospital in Çanakkale's Eceabat district.

Bullets and cartridges from the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli have been stolen from the Namazgâh Bastion of Kilitbahir Castle in the western province of Çanakkale, daily Habertürk has reported.