A wonderful history awaits you in Edirne, which houses a world-famous artifact. The city of Edirne was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian under the name Hadrianopolis. The city, which is the capital of the Thrace province, has hosted nearly 20 major wars. During the Middle Ages, the city was besieged by the Bulgarian king Krum. In 1369, it was besieged by ...
The Old Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque, the oldest mosque, the mosque was built in 1403 by order of Prince Suleiman Celebi bin Bayezid I. It was originally built as a Friday mosque, although it does not attract as much attention as the Selimiye Mosque, the inscriptions and symbols that have important meanings, especially the inscriptions of God and M...
Selimiye Mosque, which Mimar Sinan called a masterpiece, was built after Selim in 1575. This magnificent mosque, which has been accepted as a monument to Edirne, is one of the unique works of Ottoman Turkish art and world architectural history. The building, which is made of cut stones, adds to its beauty with stone, marble, wood, mother-of-pearl and tile de...
Rustem Pasha Caravanserai, This magnificent caravanserai, which was discovered by Mimar Sinan, was built at the request of Rustem Pasha, a right-hand man of law. You enter the rooms through a rectangular courtyard. The building is planned over several floors. This place was restored in 1972 and began to be used as a hotel. It is considered a historical place...
Among the ancient palaces of Edirne, the palace has the architectural features of a Turkish cultural house. The palace, which occupies an important historical place, is the place where the secret meetings of the Federation and Teraki Committee were held. This palace, where important meetings of Talaat Pasha and his friends were held, was opened as a city mus...
The museum was designed by Mimar Sinan in the years 1569-1575. The large room in the garden served as a small mosque and classroom at that time. The teachers and students at the school were staying in the rooms on either side of it. The rectangular building is surrounded by a garden and inside the museum there are separate rooms where metalwork, woodwork, ti...
The only remaining structure from the first palace that was built after the conquest of Edirne is the Bath Palace. The bath, which was used only by the palace at first, later began to serve the public. According to historians, the reason for its survival is that it was used in the construction of Selimiye. While this hammam, next to the Selimiye Mosque, was ...
It was built by order of Murad. The mosque takes its name from its 67.62-meter-high minaret with three balconies. The stonework on its minaret is very distinctive. The large dome with a diameter of 24 meters, mounted on 6 columns, is an example of a plan for a mosque that was not built before that time. The mosque is considered a turning point as many of the...
Sokolo Hammam It was built by Mimar Sinan by Sokollu Mehmet Pasha. It is one of the important works of Turkish art of the 19th century, and the manufacture of cut stones and used bricks are very interesting. Male and female entrances differ in the bathroom which has a double bathroom plan.
Edirne Museum, which is a museum of archeology, valuable ethnographic artifacts and tombstones are displayed to its visitors. There was no need to open any other museum outside the museum which possessed sufficient wealth in terms of the works it contained. It is located in the Dar Al-Hadith school located in the square of the Sulaimi Mosque. The ethnography...
The school clock, the fact that it is one of the first madrasas built by the Ottomans in Edirne makes this structure very valuable in terms of history. It was built by Murad between 1437-1447. It was built with a one-story plan. There is information that Fatih Sultan Mehmet received his education in this school. The cut stones were used in the construction o...
Macedonian Clock Tower This historical monument, one of the towers on the corners of the ramparts around the city, founded by Roman King Hadrianus, was added to the tower with wooden floors between 1866 and 1867 by Edirne ruler Haji Izzat Pasha. The building was also known as the nations clock for a long time. Today, the tower and its surroundings are visite...
Al-Muradia Mosque, it was built between 1426-1436 by order of Murad. The magnificent tiles that adorn the wall and the mihrab of the mosque distinguish the building from other mosques in Edirne. Architecturally, the mosque reminds us of the Yesil Mosque in Bursa. The mosque was built in the shape of the letter T. Two convents meet with five rooms and two iwa...
Edirne Saraclar Street, one of the places where density reaches its peak in Edirne, is seen as the most emblematic structure of the city. There is a variety of shops and cafes on the street, where vehicles were banned in 2008. Enter one of the cafes to take a breath and sip something. Exhibitions and concerts are held at certain times throughout the year.
The Great Synagogue was built after a fire in 1905. In this fire, 13 synagogues in the city were burned and built by the Jewish community in 1906 with the permission of the Ottoman government. Prayers began in the synagogue in 1983. In 1997, the wall and ceiling of the synagogue collapsed. Although the restoration work that started in the synagogue in 2008 w...
St. Georges Church is currently one of the active Bulgarian Orthodox churches in Edirne. The church, which closed after the Balkan wars, reopened in 1940. The church, which had been exhausted over the years, was restored and opened for worship again in 2004. In addition to being a place of worship, the church also offers a small gallery and library where var...
The Merić Bridge is one of the most visited among the historical places, as there was a wooden bridge before, when the bridge was damaged by floods, in 1833, Murat ordered to build a stronger bridge here. In 1842, the construction of the bridge, whose foundations were laid, began. Finally, in 1847, the construction of the bridge was completed. The bridge is ...
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Field, wrestling competitions held at the beginning of July every year. The wrestlers wrestling fight lasts for three days and the first, second and third places in each category are decided in the finals.
Historic Adalat Palace (Supreme Court Building), it is said that many laws in the Ottoman Empire were written in this building. It was detonated due to its use as an ammunition depot in the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-1878, and the remaining stone blocks were used in various constructions. Efforts were made to completely demolish the pavilion in 1894-1896, b...
Edirne Palace, is the second largest known palace after Topkapi Palace. Its construction began during the reign of Murad I, but it was not completed, and the remaining part was used by many Ottoman sultans until the nineteenth century. Little remains of the palace, which was expanded with a palace, rooms, suites, fountains, and baths. The Russians, who staye...
Balkan Wars Museum, is one of 30 forts built in the late Ottoman period to defend Edirne. It was originally built from soil in the Ottoman-Russian War of 1828-1829, then its structure was strengthened due to its important position in the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-1878. Quarry bricks were used in the stone arches of the walls, and Khorasan bricks and lime p...
Edirne Forest Urban and Recreation Area, covers an area of 250 dunams. It is one of the largest green areas in the area that has been salvaged and surrounded. The urban jungle is a frequent destination on weekends. You can see wild plum, pear, apricot and many other trees. You can enjoy a barbecue in the woods with casinos, restaurants, playgrounds, tea gard...
Mehmet Hunting Lodge is a country garden and wedding hall of Edirne, located in the chicken forest, which lies between the two branches of the Tonka River, and is one of the additional structures built for the Edirne Palace, . Muhammads Palace was built in 1671. Today, some of them are still standing, and they are still used for tourism purposes by making re...
Saraichi Chicken Forest, which covers a total area of 58 hectares, is said to have been called the Chicken Forest because it was a place where tens of thousands of chickens were raised since ancient times. There are many medicinal plants in the forest, . The hunting lodge built by Muhammad in 1671 is also located in this forest. This forest, which is suitabl...
The complex that served patients from 1488 until the Ottoman-Russian war. It is the Beyazit Hospital and Complex, treating patients for nearly 400 years and is a feat of architecture that you must see if you come to the city. The architectural structure, which has 100 domes, is the home of a health center that treats mental illness. In the museum that has be...
The Hasan Ali Yucel Childrens Museum, the largest interactive childrens museum in the Balkans and Turkey, is named after Hasan Ali Yucel, the former Director of National Education and founder of Village Institutes. There are giant animal models such as dinosaurs, mammoths and spiders, which can attract the attention of children who can learn and experience i...
Karacak Train Station, built during World War II. It was built during the reign of Abdul Hamid. The 80-meter-long station, which was built as Edirne Train Station, has three floors and is rectangular in shape. Its construction was completed in 1914, but could not be put into operation with the onset of World War I. It was occupied by the Greeks, but was give...
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Ergin Bridge, with a length of 1392 meters, is among the most important historical places in Edirne. The bridge was so named because it is located on the Ergene River and between the years 1426-1448, it was built by the architect Mosli al-Din by Murad. The bridge, which has a total of 174 eyes, is 6.90 meters wide at its widest point. It has two different ty...
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