The village, located on the southern slopes of Taşlı Tepe at a distance of 4.5 km to the Strait north of Eceabat, is called “Çamyayla” and “Boğalı”. The village of Bigalı and environs was used as the headquarters of the 19th Division in April 1915. The house that hosted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during his stay in Bigalı (and later renamed “Atatürk’s House and Museum”) turned into an important location on the peninsula.  

The 19th Division, assigned as the general reserve division of the 5th Army on March 26, 1915, was positioned in the Bigalı Village and environs. The division stayed in the area and conducted military drills until the morning of April 25. Arriving at the village with the division, Mustafa Kemal was hosted in this house until the time he moved to the front.

he house, currently known as “Bigalı Atatürk’s House and Museum”, displays the features of local architecture. The house has an entrance and two rooms on the ground floor and three rooms and a balcony on the upper floor, as well as a small outer court. The worktable of Mustafa Kemal (that he used during his stay) is exhibited in the house, which has been a museum since 1973.

The square of Bigalı village, the houses facing the square and the roads going to Atatürk’s House were restored and opened to visitors in 2006.