Chunuk Bair (Conkbayırı)
Conkbayırı
The highest point of the Gallipoli battlefield, home to the New Zealand National Memorial and a statue of Kemal, with views over Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay.
Chunuk Bair stands at about 260 metres and is the key height on the Sarıbayır ridge. In August 1915, the New Zealand Wellington Regiment briefly captured the summit, but it was retaken by Ottoman forces under Kemal. The story of Kemal's pocket watch stopping a shell fragment also took place here. The summit has the New Zealand National Memorial with its wall of names of the missing, a large Turkish monument and statue of Kemal, and reconstructed trenches. The views are excellent, overlooking Anzac Cove, Suvla Bay and the Aegean Sea. Admission is free, and guided tours usually stop here for about 30 minutes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- 57th Infantry Regiment Memorial
- Lone Pine Cemetery & Memorial
- Anzac Cove
- Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park (Çanakkale Epic Promotion Center)
- Kilitbahir Castle
- Rumeli Mecidiye Bastion (Corporal Seyit)
- Dardanelles Ferry (Çanakkale–Eceabat/Kilitbahir)
- Çanakkale Clock Tower