On the anniversary of the Çanakkale Victory, the Department of History at Kastamonu University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences organized a panel titled "March 18, 1915: 111 Years of the Çanakkale Victory." 

Students, along with academic and administrative staff, attended the program held in the Cemil Meriç Hall. While Prof. Dr. Şerif Demir moderated the program, Prof. Dr. Nadir Yurtoğlu and Assist.Prof.Dr. Murat Yılmaz participated as a panel speaker. 

In the panel, the significance of the Çanakkale Victory in Turkish history was addressed from multiple perspectives. The speakers emphasized that the war should not be evaluated solely as a military success, and they assessed the process's impact on political developments and its place in collective memory. It was emphasized that Çanakkale was a period when the nation united around a common goal and fought with determination despite difficult conditions. 

In the presentations, the conditions of the period in which the war took place, the developments behind the front lines, and examples of the soldiers' resistance were detailed. The difficulties experienced on the front lines and the examples of solidarity and sacrifice displayed amid impossibilities were emphasized to illustrate how the spirit of Çanakkale was shaped. Additionally, the war's impact on international balances was addressed, and its place within the historical process was evaluated. 

As part of the program, a video presentation on the Çanakkale Victory was also shared with the participants. The screening included visual and auditory content that reflected the spirit of the era. In addition, memories and narratives related to the war process were conveyed.