In ancient times, it was believed that Greek sea god Poseidon rested his horses in the deep sea between Gökçeada and the Greek island of Samothrace, which is to the north of Gökçeada.
The former name of the island, İmroz, which derived from its Greek name (Imvros), was officially changed to Gökçeada (which the island is best known in Turkish nowadays) in 1970s, in light of deteriorating Turkish-Greek relations in the context of Cyprus dispute. In ancient times, the island also was known as Imbros.
The island is a part of Çanakkale Province. Also the island is last island at the west of Asia.
