Dardanelles Fortified Area Command


The Dardanelles Fortified Area Command or Mediterranean Strait Fortified Area Command or Çanakkale Fortified Area Command Müstahkem Komutanlığı or Akdeniz Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki Komutanlığı or Çanakkale Boğazı Müstahkem Mevki Komutanlığı or Çanakkale Müstahkem Mevki was the Ottoman fortified area command that was formed to defend against attacks on the Dardanelles from the Aegean Sea.

Formations

Order of Battle, 1911

With reorganizations of the Ottoman Army, to include the creation of corps level headquarters, by 1911 the fortified area command was headquartered in Çanakkale, under the command of II Corps. The Dardanelles Fortified Area Command in 1911 was structured as such:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Çanakkale
In December 1912, the area command was structured as follows:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command
The Dardanelles Fortified Area was first-class fortified area, the commander of this fortified area was given the corps' authority. It was headquartered in Çanakkale. The formation of the fortified area in 1915 was as follows:
Dardanelles Fortified Area Command, Çanakkale