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Suvla (Greek:Σούβλα, "spit") is abay on theAegean coast of theGallipoli peninsula in EuropeanTurkey, south of theGulf of Saros.

On 6 August 1915, it was the site for theLanding at Suvla Bay by theBritish IX Corps as part of theAugust Offensive during theBattle of Gallipoli. The landing and others at various points along the peninsula were designed to capture the peninsula from Turkish troops defending it, and to open theDardanelles Straits toAllied warships, thus facilitating a planned naval attack on Constantinople (Istanbul). The Gallipoli campaign ended in failure and high casualties for the Allied side, which included numbers of Australian, New Zealand, Indian, Irish, French, and Newfoundland troops.

The area is notable forviticulture andwinemaking. The well-known wine producer "Suvla" is located here.^[1]

• Suvla is mentioned in the Irish Rebel song "The Foggy Dew", second verse: "It was better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Suvla orSedd el Bahr", and third verse: "But their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves or the fringe of the Great North Sea".
• Suvla Bay also features in "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", the oft-covered song byEric Bogle.
• "Suvla Bay" was a popular Australian song (composer unidentified) in 1949, and was recorded by artists likeReg Lindsey,Ray Kernaghan,Frank Ifield andSlim Dusty.
• Suvla is also mentioned in the song "The Connaught Rangers": "At Suvla and at Sud el Bar, we fought your every bloody war..."
• Suvla is also mentioned in the traditional Newfoundland song "Recruiting Sergeant": "And on the sands of Suvla, they entered into hell"
• "The Bay of Suvla" is a song performed by Canadian folk-punk bandThe Dreadnoughts, released November 11, 2017, as a tribute to World War I.

40°18′11″N26°13′48″E / 40.3031°N 26.23°E /40.3031; 26.23

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