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Continue reading →: Kösedere VillageKösedere Village, Ayvacık – Çanakkale Kösedere: A Living Village with a Long Memory Kösedere is a long-established rural village in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale Province, located slightly inland from the Aegean coast and close to Tavaklı İskelesi. Though modest in size, the village has historically been one of the…
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Continue reading →: Old StoneOld Stone in Tavaklı Village Square In Tavaklı’s village square, beside a modern lamppost and surrounded by everyday village life, sits a carefully carved stone block that has long attracted curiosity. Though it may appear unremarkable at first glance, its shape, workmanship, and material suggest that it once formed part…
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Continue reading →: Ruined Stone HousesWhy So Many Old Stone Houses in Turkey Remain Abandoned or Unrestored Across many Aegean villages — and indeed throughout rural Turkey — visitors often notice old stone houses standing empty, damaged, or slowly collapsing. Some have unmistakable Greek architectural traits, while others are traditional Turkish village homes built decades…
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Continue reading →: MarketsEveryone loves a good market, and if you are staying in the village you will quickly notice the gentle rhythm of local life shaped by fresh produce and travelling vendors. From time to time—particularly in the evenings—you’ll see various vehicles arriving and departing. It’s common to hear a tannoy from…
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Continue reading →: General StoresTavaklı village currently has two local grocery stores, each offering all the essential provisions visitors or residents might need during their stay in Çanakkale. These markets stock a reliable range of everyday items—fresh produce, bread, snacks, household goods, and basic necessities—making them invaluable for both short visits and longer stays.…
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Continue reading →: Old village pumpThe Old Village Pump of Tavaklı: A Working Relic of Early Turkish Industry In the heart of Tavaklı’s village square stands a modest yet remarkable piece of rural engineering: an old cast-iron hand pump, weathered by decades—perhaps nearly a century—of service. Though its surface is now rusted and its timber…
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Continue reading →: Olive Oil FactoriesOlive Oil Factories in Tavaklı Village, Ezine – A Local Tradition of Quality The small village of Tavaklı in the Ezine district of Çanakkale is an important centre of olive cultivation and olive oil production in the northern Aegean region of Türkiye. The area’s rich soil and long agrarian heritage…
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Continue reading →: Ottomans-Tavakli 2We decided to examine the new cemetery in Tavaklı and found several old gravestones gathered in a cluster near the main road, with others scattered throughout the area. Several of these gravestones appear to date from the same period as the Ottoman family in the old graveyard and have a…
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Continue reading →: Postal ServicesLocal Post Delivery In Tavaklı Village, there is no home delivery of post. All mail addressed to residents of the village is dropped off at the village shop. It is your personal responsibility to collect your own post, and it is advisable to check regularly. Within Turkey, local post such…










