“I’m sure that would have been one of the goals of taking Gallipoli, of course the other was having a path to The Black Sea to aid the Russians.”
Years ago I read that then First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill conceived of the Gallipoli action and pushed for it primarily for access to the Black Sea. Relief of pressure on the Suez would have been a secondary benefit of a successful attack at Gallipoli. His primary concern was propping up the Russians in order to ensure Germany fought a two front war.
When his baby fell on it’s ass Churchill was forced to resign as First Lord. He then enlisted in the army and was sent to France.
As great as Churchill was, he was no military genius. He also thought the quickest way to defeat the Nazis was by going through the 'soft underbelly' of Italy, only to find out it turned out to be a 'tough old gut', he originally scoffed at the idea of a Normandy invasion.