What is Edirne?
[[File:Edirne Tunca Bridge 2.JPG|thumb|Tunca brige, with a mosque in the background.]] '''Edirne''' (formerly '''Adrianople''') is a city in the northwestern [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[Edirne Province|province of Edirne]] in the region of [[East Thrace]], close to Turkey's borders with [[Greece]] and [[Bulgaria]]. In [[Greek language|Greek]], it is sometimes called Adrianoúpolis, in [[Bulgarian language|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 [[Treaty of Lausanne|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 [[Greece|Greek]] territory. From 1361 - 1453 Edirne was the capital city of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. From Ottoman times, the [[Selimiye Mosque]] was established.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/former-capital-of-the-ottoman-empire-the-story-of-edirne/ | title=Former Capital of the Ottoman Empire: The Story of Edirne | date=7 July 2017 }}</ref> Since that time, every year are hold the Kirkpinar [[Oil wrestling]] Festival in Edirne.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edirnekirkpinar.com/yayin/oil-kirkpinar.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-03-20 |archive-date=2021-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052322/http://www.edirnekirkpinar.com/yayin/oil-kirkpinar.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{Cities of Turkey}} ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cities in Turkey]] [[Category:Edirne Province]] {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}}