My Hometown: Kilitbahir
My
name is Ertuğ, i’m from western of Turkey; Çanakkale city. Actually not, my
hometown is Kilitbahir village. It’s connected to Çanakkale city. So,
actually i’m a European. Because my hometown is located Europe side in
Çanakkale. Yeah, cross of the sea, other part. If you know Istanbul, you can
get it more easy this. You know, Istanbul is connecting Asia and Europe sides
with bridges. Anyway,
let’s turn back to our subject; yeah, Çanakkale located 2 continents too. These
are Asia and Europe. That’s why i can say i’m from European. Because i living
Europe side of Çanakkale. J
Alright
guys, i wanna talking about myself a little bit. I’m 29 years old. I’m an
author, article writer, musician, traveller and camper. I love to go first
interesting places, camp and then share my experiences on my articles. These
insteresting places are mountains, secret lakes, coasts and sometimes beaches.
Sometimes my moods determine to go where. A simple example; if i feel tired and
wanna peaceful and silent, i’m go to a coast or a beach. Wave sounds make me so
relax. Or i wanna clean air and bird voices, i can go to mountain. Like these.
Unfortunately this covid pandemic
bloked a lot of things. You know, all together closed ourselfs in our houses
and couldn’t go anywhere! But now is better, at least we can go outside J
Well,
let’s start to talk about my hometown; Kilitbahir. Exact location is Gallipoli
peninsula. Gallipoli peninsula is Europe side of Çanakkale city. So, if you
want to visit my hometown you can follow Europe side from İstanbul. You will
come to Gallipoli peninsula first and then 50 km away from there and you will
come here. So easy right? J Let’s go on!
Kilitbahir
is really silent village. Especially in winter times! Except working hours, you
can’t see a lot of people in the Street. Winters are passing very windy and
cold in here. Also a lot of village people are go to Çanakkale for living.
Because we’re still light a stove in here for warm. Hellespont –bosphorus of Çanakkale- windies are
really cold and we are feeling more in here because this village not big and
houses are rarely. That’s why the houses can’t stop to winds. But Çanakkale is
absolutely bigger then Kilitbahir and a lot of places of Çanakkale -except coastal- doesn’t feel to winds
too much. Despite everything; me and my wife happy and satisfied a lot for
living here! J
Please
imagine; fire sounds of stove and whistle sounds coming from window in the a
room of house. Feeling really winter! You’re sipping your tea or hot wine, such
a good things, right? Yeah, in here these things are still possible and we can
doing these things in our house. Not too much options for doing activities in
winter times in Kilitbahir. You can hiking, cutting woods for stove and go to
Çanakkale or Eceabat -5 km away from
Kilirbahir, a district of Çanakkale and it’s located Gallipoli penunsula too-
for shopping. Because sometimes, in adverse weather conditions ferries are
doesn’t work. Also, if weather is snowing doesn’t work busses too. That’s why;
you can’t go to Çanakkale and Eceabat. You need to save food in your house for
these times.
Kilitbahir
have 2 little markets, –these are
expensive for other cheap markets, that’s why people prefer to go Çanakkale or
Eceabat- 1 little bakery, –for bread
and some petties- 3 historical mosques, 2 beaches and a lot of historical
war places. 1 big casttle, 1 little casstle, a lot of war walls and secret war
fronts. So, you can visit every war places and feeling history until deep if
you interesting to history. It will be good experience for you. J
Summer
times in Kilitbahir become perfect! Summer housekeepers come, streets come
alive, briefly Kilitbahir becomes lively and chirping. I suggest you visit here
in summer times because you can do a lot of activities. You can go to swimming
and drink cold beers at the beaches. You
can hiking in Kilitbahir’s clear air mountain, sit in some tea cafeterias and
drink your tea against Çanakkale view…
I
wanted to talking about what i do in summer times in here but i was living in
Russia for 2 years. That’s why i can’t talk about this but don’t worry. I can
explain as generally done. Especially i was hiking in the morning between
afternoon. I was swimming minimum 1 hour, sometimes i was drinking cold beers
in the beach and my balcony. My indespensable activity was collect mussles in
the sea. Still i’m doing it. Mussles from rocks under the sea! You need sea
goggles, a snorkel and diving fins for doing this. In general you need to dive
6 between 10 meters. These mussles will be more tasty and clean. It’s a clue
for you, use it! J
Finally,
Kilitbahir is really rich for a lot of things. Firstly and most important one
is geography! We have clean sea, fresh air and perfect mountains. Tasty fishes
and sea products from the sea, various fruit, olive trees, healty herbs and
vegetables from fertil soils, old-historical buildings, roads and houses.
Perfect sea and hellespont views; i’m asking you, who wants more? That’s why
you must to visit my hometown i think! J Believe me
you’ll never regret.
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