THE OLIMPICS TRAVEL WITH BICYCLES

MISS WORLDS WILL MEET IN CANAKKALE

Miss Civilization Of The World Contest would be performed in Canakkale on April, 2008. The honarary president of Miss Civilization Of The World, Suha Ozgermi, came to Canakkale and told that he had come to Canakkale in order to talk the details of the contest. Mr Ozgermi stated that it is decided to perform the Miss Civilization Of The World Contest on April 12, 2008 with the participation of 22 countries and continued that as being the first homeland of Miss World, which was performed in Mount Ida, Canakkale has a speacial importance. Mr Ozgermi told that this would be a very important chance for Canakkale in order to promote her historical and touristical values. Mr Ozgermi told that first, pre-eliminations in several countries would be performed in order to select the participants of Miss Civilization Of The World , then the selected participants would be taken into a camp in Canakkale between April 5 and 12, 2008. During the camp, the beautiful ladies would be trained and also visit the historical and touristical spots of Canakkale. Mr Ozgermi added that around 100 international tv channels would broadcast the World Contest. The president of the juri would be the famous Turkish Singer, Gonul Yazar. Furthermore, the past president of Galatasaray Sport Club, Alp Yalman and the past president of Fenerbahce Sport Club, Ali Sen, would also vote as the part of the juri.

2400 YEARS OLD FIG

2400 Years old Fig has been found during the excavations of the ancient city of Assos. The 2400 years old fig was found inside of a sarcophagus and it was assumed that the fig was put inside the sarcophagus as a last meal to dead body. The head of the excations in the Ancient City of Assos, Associative Proffessor Nurettin Aslan, told that they have revealed interesting findings during the year 2007 excavation period in Assos. Professor Aslan told that they have found 2 burnt figs inside of a sarcophagus, and it is thought that the fig was put inside the sarcophagus during the funeral of a dead body as a symbol of the last meal of the body. Professor Aslan explained how the figs existed up to now as the result of burn of the fig leading to become a coal and perfect isolation conditions of the sarcophagus. After the complete research of the findings, Professor Aslan predicted that the figs are about 2400 years. Professor Aslan told that burnt olive seeds had been found inside the sarcophagus.

100 YEAR GUARANTEED HAND MADE CARPETS

The hand made carpets, which are being produced in the Ayvacik town of Canakkale, has been weaved with natural colouring method and offered with 100 years guarantee against fading. With the initiatives of Marmara University, Fine Arts Faculty, a project called ' Natural Colour Research and Development' has been started in 1982 in the Ayvacik Town of Canakkale. Doing so, synthetic colouring has been replaced with natural root colouring. With the initiation of the project, several carpets that have been produced in Ayvacik with natural root colouring method, have attracted world wide interest and as a result, Ayvacik Town is now exporting her carpets to several countries as well as all over the country. Suleymankoy Agriculturel Development Cooperative Store Manager, Didem Geral, told that, Suleymankoy Cooperative has been built 26 years ago and at the moment the cooperative has 305 members form 32 villages. Ms Geral told that their aim is to market and export the natural root coloured carpets of the villagers in a high quality standard.Ms Geral stressed that the carpets, which have been produced in the monitoring of the Suleymankoy Cooperative, have been exported to several countries with 100 years non-fading guarantee of the Marmara Univerisity.

DIVING FOR MEMORY OF THE MESUDIYE BATTLESHIP
A ceremony has been performed for the memory of the 35 Mariners who lost their lives during the sunk of the Mesudiye Battleship by the hit of the British submarine B-11, 93 years ago. The Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Water Products Faculty, Under Water Society Students, and 17 members of the Canakkale Underwater Rescue Spor Club has departed to the field, where the sunk of th Mesudiye Battleship happened, with the research boat of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. The academic advisor of the The Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Water Products Faculty, Under Water Society, Professor Mustafa Alpaslan, stressed the importance of the diving for the memory of the Mesudiye Battleship and told that they want to show their respect to the memory of the 35 Mariners with this diving ceremony. The Trainer of Canakkale Underwater Rescue Spor Club, Mehmet Gunaydin, told that after the successful achivements of the Mesudiye Battleship during 1897 Ottoman - Greek War and 1912 Balkans War, The Mesudiye Battleship was hit by B 11 submarine during her efforts to defend the dardanelles against British attacks during the Gallipoli Campaign. Mr Gunaydin added that they are so happy to perform a memorial diving ceremony for an hour in order to honour the 35 Brave Mariners. It is told that the diving ceremony in order to honour the martyries of Mesudiye Battleship would continue in the coming years. The divers stayed 1 minute silent in the sea in order to show their respect.

GIANT HECTOR STATUE WILL BE BUILT IN CANAKKALE

Turkiye Culture and Tourism Ministry announced that a 100 meter giant statue of Troian Warior, Hektor, would be buit on the enrance of the Dardanelles Strait. Culture and Tourism Minister, Ertugrul Gunay, has announced his ambition of building a giant statute of the greatest warrior of the ancient Troia, Hektor in Canakkale. During the pland and budget comission of the Tourism Ministry, Minister Gunay told that he would like to share one of his dreams after seeing the art work of folkloric walk of Anatolian warrriors who come to defend the ancient city Troia. Minister Gunay told that Troian warriors was underestimated in the Hollywood Troy movie, and thought that buiding a giant statue of the greatest warrior of Troia, Hektor, in the entrance of the Dardanelles Strait which can easilly be recognised by all ships passing by the Dardanelles. Minister Gunay added doing so we would show our respect to one of our greatest cultural values.

DUMPLUPINAR DISASTER WOULD BECOME A MOVIE
The unfortunate crash of Dumlupinar Submarine and Swedish Flagged Freighter 54 years ago, which resulted to the death of 81 Turkish Mariners in the Dardanelles Strait, is becoming a movie. The 'Dumlupinar' movie is being directed by Onur Tan and Hakan Akyol. The directors have been working on this project nearly 10 years.In the movie of the unfortunate crash of Dumlupinar Submarine and Swedish Flagged Freighter, Bruce Will and Nick Nolte would also take place. Famous Turkish Actros and Actresses, Haluk Bilginer, Fikret Kuskan, Ozan Guven, Meltem Cumbul and Okan Bayulgen would play in the movie. The 'Dumlupinar' movie would be recorded in Canakkale, Antalya, Istanbul, Italy and Malta. While making the film, the technical staff of the Titanic Movie, would also contribute to some of the parts. While recording the movie, some of the scenes would be made in the Malta Underwater Studios with IT support. The budget of the 'Dumlupinar' movie has been announced as 13 milion dolars, and 200 thousand USD support credit has been raised by the Ministery of Culture and Tourism. The film would start with the scuba dive of the World Record Medalist, Yasemin Dalkilic, to the Dumlupinar Submarine in the anniversary of the sunk.