Edirne

Tunca brige, with a mosque in the background.

Edirne (formerly Adrianople) is a city in the northwestern Turkish province of Edirne in the region of East Thrace, close to Turkey's borders with Greece and Bulgaria. In Greek, it is sometimes called Adrianoúpolis, in Bulgarian its name is Odrin. In 2019, about 185,408 People lived there, mostly Thracians - Turkish people, Pomak, Gajal, Crimean Tatars and Romanlar. Each year, the Romanlar hold the Kakava Festival, where they wait of Baba Fingo. Edirne is on the Istanbul–Pythio railway, which links Istanbul to Sofia. With the Lausanne treaty of 1921, the border was just outside Edirne, and until part of the track was rebuilt in the 1960s, the trains from Edirne to Istanbul passed over Greek territory.

From 1361 - 1453 Edirne was the capital city of the Ottoman Empire. From Ottoman times, the Selimiye Mosque was established. Since that time, every year are hold the Kirkpinar Oil wrestling Festival in Edirne.

Edirne Media

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  Selimiye Mosque exterior. Architect Sinan called the Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul his apprentice work, the Süleymaniye his journeyman work, and the Selimiye his masterpiece. He was 85 when he finished it.

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  Selimiye Mosque in Edirne in the first quarter of the 20th century.

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  Zappeion Greek Girls' Central School of Adrianople, the Greek Girls' School in Edirne (1884).

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  Adalet Tower part of Edirne Palace Complex.

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  Macedonia Tower after its transformation into the Edirne Clock Tower in the first quarter of the 20th century.

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  An example of Ottoman architecture in Edirne

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  Grand Synagogue of Edirne after restoration in 2015

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  Administrative building behind the Grand Synagogue of Edirne

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  Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum in the Karaağaç suburb of Edirne