After the devastating 1354 earthquake, the Greek city of Gallipoli was almost abandoned, but swiftly reoccupied by Turks from Anatolia, the Asiatic side of the straits, making Gallipoli the first Ottoman position in Europe, and the staging area for their expansion across the Balkans.
After the devastating 1354 earthquake, the Greek city of Gallipoli was almost abandoned. At 1354 it was besieged and captured by Ottomans making Gallipoli the first Ottoman position in Europe, and the staging area for their expansion across the Balkans.