Dardanel  Dardanel is a Turkish food packager based in the town of Çanakkale, Turkey, on the Dardanelles strait. The company was founded in 1984 as Turkey's first producer of canned tuna fish, and was listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange in 1994. From the 1990s the product range expanded from the "Dardanel Ton" canned tuna to other canned foods and ready-made sandwiches. Dardanel is authorized to use the Dolphin Safe badge on its products. The company is sponsor of football club Dardanel Spor A.Ş..