Sea Lock: Kilitbahir

A land that sits on the back of the mountains with its eyes tinged with the notorious breeze ... The ferries in front of you, acting with the sound of that famous siren ... Always ready to hunt the fishermen ... The sea lock with its name giving its name to this piece of history, Kilitbahir

This small, charming village connected to the Eceabat district of Canakkale; Tablets, stone roads, towers, pine-smells and ice-cold water flowing through the fountains. The Kilitbahir Castle, which was established at the entrance of the village, is about to stand for a moment with great nobility and grandeur both for those who want to enter into kisses and those who want to pass from the throat. Since the castle is in restoration, we do not have a chance to see it; But we realize that we always have a chance to get information.

Istanbul's security begins here

There is a landscape that resembles Istanbul. As Rumeli Hisari and Anadolu Hisarı are located on both sides of Istanbul, Kilitbahir Castle and Çimenlik Castle on the opposite side of the Bosphorus are considered in the same direction. Thus, these imposing structures were placed on both sides of the Strait. During the reign of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, we learn that after the conquest 7-8 years after the conquest (1461), Kilimbahir and Çimenlik monuments on the side of the Bosphorus were built. Of course, not because of another place but because of it; This is the narrowest point of the throat. A region with a distance of 1250 meters. This shows that both the strategy and the geographical location are well calculated, and that the climate and the throat current are also treated with delicacy.

Fishing is a must

Most of the people of the village are workers, retired and captains. Coffee residents say that the rate of agriculture and animal husbandry is 30 percent, and that is 30 years ago. In general, 70 percent of the population is engaged in fishing. Now, just like 10 percent of agriculture and animal husbandry, the population is gradually decreasing, with the increase of single-child or two-child families negatively affecting the general population.

Village people generally say that they do not produce anything and sell it. There is also no expectation from their coming sight. They just want people to pollute the environment. Because this is for the people of the village; They are not just a piece of land they lived on, a place where they walk quietly and in small steps on stone streets! This is the holy land of our beloved martyrs.

There are summer people!

Muzaffer Uncle puts an end to the silence: his hair is longer than his hair, his eyelashes are almost absent, but his eyebrows are as lush and quite as he is, with a few teeth in his mouth,

"And there are summer cottages from the summer."

In the meantime, the left shoulder, which has never talked so far, is slightly collapsed, with a few days of bearded and thin beak, holding eight corner caps; Slow, calm and profoundly wordless Uncle Omer:

"In the past, the village was much better." For a moment we are noticing that the Uncle Omar says: "There were groceries, butchers, post offices, schools, police stations. I was in elementary school then. Now everyone is moving to Çanakkale because of the winter heat and school problem. Most of the inhabitants of the village have a house in Çanakkale. Those who do not rent also. Everything is happening in this coffee house, from the wedding association to the tea festival. We are the servants of this coffee house, middle age and over the retirees. Young people prefer Çanakkale, city center rather than this place. "

Destroyers and renovations

Tea, coffee conversation with these nice people is so warm and friendly that you can not leave chatting. We go through stone streets, narrow streets to reach the historical monuments of the town.

Eventually we reach the historic Mosque Cahidi Sultan Mosque. According to what we have learned here from our aunt, who is a gentleman of guardianship, who exercises the utmost self-consciousness and satanism, The Cahidi Sultan came from Edirne in the beginning of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century and settled in Kilitbahir. The fourth Sultan Mehmed Khan gave himself the title "Sultan" to Ahmed Cahidi. After two and a half years of restoration work started in 2014, the worship service was opened on Ramadan's first day of the month. In addition to this, two baths and a large number of fountains are waiting for the day to be restored and restored. Besides these, there is a mosque named Kırklar Mosque. Although it is not exactly known how many years it was built, the mosque, which was evident from the Ottoman period, collapsed in 1960.

We think that this is an open village where we can leave all this to one side and develop with the labor and will of the local people and with the support of the competent authorities. We say goodbye to the very hospitable and tolerant people who do not even look strange even when they settled in from abroad.

Kadim Anatolian people

We are progressing step by step to get closer and more friendly with the people of the village. If we look at the lines on the face trying to sell the crop on a small counter, we wish good works for my aunt who lives serious discussions about life and does not lose his hope even though it is obvious who will win. We arrive at the coffee house where the residents of the village are chatting and chatting, and we take our sickness to fill in the information and put it in the middle of the table. 

Two Solid Populations in Summer

Uncle Muzaffer says that the vast majority of houses are vacant in winter and twice the population in summer. "Here is the house of your grandfather; But those who live in big cities also come. We are also very pleased with the present; Groceries, pajamas, and coffee. There is a movement in our village. I am blessed in the place where there is movement. "