The Dardanelles, also known as the Strait of Gallipoli and in classical antiquity as the Hellespont, is a narrow, natural strait and internationally significant waterway in northwestern Turkey that forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe and separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey. Together with the Bosporus, the Dardanelles forms the Turkish Straits.
Apocalyptic wildfires have engulfed Turkey’s Çanakkale province, forcing mass evacuations and halting maritime traffic through..
The Dardanelles Strait serves as a key route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia.