Things to Do in Yenice: 8 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Yenice

• 1 Ancient City
• 2 Religious
• 1 Museum
• 4 Nature

🌳 Natural Wonders 4

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Yenice Forests

The Yenice forests are among the most biodiverse forest areas in Türkiye. Listed among the 100 forest areas in Europe that need protection, they are covered with beech, oak and pine.

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Kazdağı National Park (Yenice Entrance)

The Yenice entrance to Kazdağı National Park offers hiking trails and nature observation points. It is known for its pine forests with high oxygen levels and its endemic plant species.

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Kocaçay Valley

The valley stretching along the Kocaçay is surrounded by green forests and rocky formations. It is a suitable route for walking, camping and fishing.

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Kalkım Ecotourism Area

An ecotourism area in Kalkım town, part of Yenice district, where hiking and cycling trails have been established.

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While you are in Yenice, you can also see the highlights of Çanakkale province. These places are in other districts; Yenice is about 60 km from the provincial centre.

• Troy Ancient City — On the mound of Hisarlık, 30 km south of Çanakkale, the city of the Trojan War told in the Iliad; it was discovered in 1871 by Heinrich Schliemann.
• Troy Museum — A museum opened on 10 October 2018 in the village of Tevfikiye, at the entrance to the archaeological site; it displays more than 6,000 original artefacts from Troy and the Troad and was established with the aim of securing the return of Trojan finds smuggled abroad.
• Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial — A 41.7-metre-high four-legged monument at the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula, on Hisarlık Tepe above Morto Bay, built in memory of the martyrs of 1915; it opened in 1960. Beside it are the Turkish Cemetery, the Mehmetçik Monument and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
• Gallipoli Peninsula Historical Site — A 33,000-hectare area covering almost the whole of Eceabat district; it became a national park in 1973 and the "Gallipoli Historical Site of the Çanakkale Battles" in 2014. With its cemeteries, trenches, the Kabatepe Information Centre and monuments, it is an open-air museum of 1915.
• 57th Regiment Cemetery — A symbolic cemetery opened in 1992 at Bombasırtı in memory of the 628 soldiers of the 57th Regiment, all of whom fell as martyrs during the Anzac landing and the battles that followed.
• Anzac Cove — The cove where Australian and New Zealand troops landed on 25 April 1915; a dawn service is held here every year on 25 April.

Practical Information for Visiting Yenice

Suggested time

1–2 days

Best time to visit

Spring and autumn

Places to visit

8 places

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  Keşkek (wheat and meat dish)

  Prepared by cooking wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them. In Yenice it is the traditional dish of wedding and festival tables.

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  Mantar Sote (sautéed wild mushrooms)

  Wild mushrooms gathered from the Yenice forests, sautéed with onion and pepper. It is enjoyed at its most flavoursome in the autumn months.

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  Gözleme

  Made by filling yufka dough with cheese, spinach or potato and cooking it on a griddle. It is a traditional flavour often prepared at village markets and at home. Gözleme cooked on the griddle by village women is the most sought-after flavour at markets.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Yenice

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  Forestry Culture

  Yenice's wide forest areas have shaped the way of life of the local people. Woodcutting, beekeeping and mushroom gathering are traditional livelihoods.

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  Yörük Tradition

  Yenice is one of the settlement areas of the Yörük communities. Nomadic livestock culture and traditional ways of life are still kept alive in the villages.

Local Products

• Yenice Kırmızı Biberi (Yenice red pepper) — Yenice Kırmızı Biberi was registered as a protected designation of origin on 10 March 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 692). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruit and vegetables, and mushrooms. Registered by: Yenice Chamber of Agriculture.
• Orman Balı (forest honey) — Honey obtained from the rich forest flora of Yenice, known in pine and flower-scented varieties. It is produced by traditional beekeeping methods.
• Mantar (wild mushrooms) — Wild mushrooms growing naturally in the Yenice forests are gathered in the autumn months. They are also sold as dried mushrooms.

Economy

The economy of Yenice is based on forestry, farming and livestock. Forest products (timber, firewood, honey, mushrooms) are the district's main sources of income. Wheat, barley and legumes are grown in farming. Small livestock farming is widespread. The potential for ecotourism is increasingly being developed.

How to Get to Yenice

Yenice is 60 km from Çanakkale city centre, reached via the Çanakkale–Biga road. Regular minibus services run from Çanakkale's intercity bus terminal.

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Other Districts of Çanakkale

• Çanakkale Central District 5 places Çimenlik Castle, Troy Ancient City and 1915 Çanakkale Bridge
• Ayvacık 8 places Assos (Behramkale) Ancient City, Babakale and Sivrice Beach
• Bayramiç 9 places Taş Köprü (Stone Bridge), Hadımoğlu Mansion and İda Dağı (Kaz Dağları)
• Biga 8 places Karabiga (Priapus), Biga Stream and Kemer Dam and Lake
• Bozcaada 10 places Bozcaada Castle, Ayazma Beach and Habbele Beach
• Çan 10 places Çan Thermal Park, Etili Höyük and Çan Castle Ruins
• Eceabat 6 places Kilitbahir Castle, Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial and Conkbayırı
• Ezine 14 places Alexandria Troas Antik Kenti (Alexandria Troas ancient city), Gülpınar (Chryse) Apollon Smintheus Tapınağı (Gülpınar (Chryse) Temple of Apollo Smintheus) and Dalyan Köyü ve Plajı (Dalyan village and beach)
• Gelibolu 9 places Gelibolu Castle, Gelibolu Harbour and Gelibolu Peninsula Historical National Park
• Gökçeada 12 places Kaleköy (Kastro), Aydıncık Beach and Marmaros Waterfall
• Lapseki 7 places Lampsakos Ancient City Ruins (Lampsakos Antik Kenti Kalıntıları), Lapseki Seafront (Lapseki Sahili) and Lapseki Çarşı Mosque (Lapseki Çarşı Camii)