How would a Turkish capitulation in 1915 effect the wider war?

Due to the needs in western fornt and other theatres of war, along with the problems between RN and the Army it doesn't seem plausible that the British alone could win in Gallipoli.
Nevertheless, if Venizelos' policy would pass, its possible that the Greeks would participate in Gallipoli, with the following effects:
1. An extra 4-5 divisions of high combat experience nad morale (see Greek army performance in Balkan Wars 1012-13).
2. A strongest naval force to support the operation (see numbers and quality of Greek Navy, along with its super performance in the Balkan War)

Therefore there's a good chance that Gallipoli succeeds and the Ottomans call for armistice. The only problem seems to be Bulgaria, but I don't think she would have the time to enter the war.

In that case the pressure on A-H from the Balkans and Russia would be enormous, especially if the Russians enter hungarian soil. Yes, I think the war would be over sooner, and regardless of the specific terms of peace, the world would be a lot different than it is...

(about the case of Greece joinning Gallipoli operation and the butterfly effects of this, read an excellent ATL by Demetrios Rammos: www.oocities.org/drammos/sbtl1.html)
 
That's basically what I was suggesting.

I don't think Gallipoli had anything more than a snowball's chance in hell of success. The time that the Ottomans used to build up on the peninsula was the time it took for the invading force to be organized. So I think that's out.

For what I suggested to happen, I think you need the triumvirate to decide that the war wasn't worth carrying on, but I imagine the Army wouldn't be happy to end the war, so continuing it was probably the Ottoman government's best option from the viewpoint of the time. However, I imagine the hope in the highest echelons of the Ottoman government was that they would actually make gains from fighting alongside Germany.


I am almost thinking the best option for the Allies/Ottomans would be if the former had some sort of massive show of force combined with massive bribes earlier in the war.

I also agree that Gallipoli/others had little chance of success as conceived. Now if the expedition had been planned properly and the Entente (or indeed anybod) had the capacity to do a proper amphibious landing and supply it, well maybe. But that surely is ASB
 
Would the Danube be a better route for aid to Serbia rather than via Salonika?

First of all, three factors decide whether the Danube is available:

- does Serbia hold access to a Danube port on the Romanian border? Most of the Serbian side of the Danube has a Austro-Hungarian side just opposite the river
- Bulgaria
-Romania

If the Danube is available, I am not sure... is it ten times better than across the mountains? Twenty times?
 
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