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Wars have been considered as disaster with a man-made origin. First step of disaster management is definition, monitoring and probability determination of hazards. In the present study hazard behind the disaster called Battle of Dardanelles is investigated. Main hazard behind the disaster is proposed to be large warships called battleships. Emerging at the end of 19th century battleships were heavily armoured large warships with large calibre guns. In the present study, battleships are scrutinized and their effect in history during early 20th century is exemplified by studying their role in Battle of Dardanelles. Relying on their battleships the allied power attempted to force the defences of the Dardanelles Straits in order to easily seize İstanbul and defeat Ottoman Empire that never had a comparable battleship for confrontation in World War I. This strategy led to a disaster called the Battle of Dardanelles in history, with defeat of superior allied powers and unprecedented loss of life for both side. It is further proposed that this overconfidence of western powers for having these ultimate weapons and their underestimation of physical and spiritual will and determination of Turkish people mentioned as “the horizons of the West may be bound with walls of steel, But my borders are guarded by the mighty bosom of a believe” in the forth stanza of the Turkish Independence March.
International Science and Engineering Application Symposium on Hazards
ISESH
Murat Utkucu