Key facts
- Turkey is transforming World War I shipwrecks off the Gallipoli Peninsula into an underwater diving park.
- The initiative, named "Deep Legacy," aims to create an adventure, marine ecology, and sustainable tourism experience.
- The park features 27 shipwrecks and two entire underwater dive sites with reefs.
- Beginner divers can explore the SS Milo, resting seven meters deep, while experienced divers can descend to depths of up to 72 meters to see wrecks like HMS Triumph.
- The Gallipoli campaign, a fierce World War I battlefront, took place in the strait between April 1915 and January 1916.
Turkey is developing a unique underwater tourism destination by transforming the World War I shipwrecks off its Gallipoli Peninsula into a protected diving park. The initiative, known as "Deep Legacy" (Derin Miras), is a joint effort by the Gallipoli Historical Site Directorate and the 1915 Canakkale Bridge Consortium. The goal is to create an adventure, marine ecology, and sustainable tourism experience from the historical battleground.