The first place to visit for visitors coming directly from Istanbul, the Akbaş Martyrs’ Cemetery is located at the 30th km of the road from Gallipoli to Eceabat. The Akbaş Port where the Martyrs’ Cemetery is located was one of the main supply points for Turkish troops during the battles and served as a major center where in particular the submunitions coming from Istanbul by sea were disembarked and distributed. 

The 19th Division had a mobile hospital at Akbaş. By means of this “referral hospital”, the seriously wounded Turkish soldiers of the northern front were kept under observation at Akbaş or Ağadere Hospital. The critically wounded soldiers were referred by ships to the Selimiye Barracks used as a hospital in Istanbul. The martyrs in those warships (sunk or heavily attacked by the enemy were buried at the principal martyrs’ cemetery located on the right of the way to the village of Yalova. 

There were 459 symbolic gravestones erected at the martyrs’ cemetery. The original martyrs’ cemetery is located across from the memorial and 25 m above and to the right of the road to the village of Yalova. This area preserves its historical nature of 1915 and has only been fenced. Behind the symbolic cemeteries is a statue commemorating the experiences between the soldiers of the two warring sides by conveying messages of friendship and peace, and a monument dedicated to the Martrys of the Battle of the Dardanelles of 1915. A relief narrating the activities of the medical company at the Battles of the Dardanelles is found here. The names of 754 Turkish martyrs are inscribed on both sides of the relief. The following is written on the relief: Turkish commanders knew how to command and Turkish soldiers knew how to die. The secret of our victory lies here. Kemal Atatürk. The small mosque and sadirvan (fountain) located beneath the martrys’ cemetery offers public services to visitors. The martrys’ cemetery was renovated in 2013 and gained its current appearance