Edirne Province

Coordinates: 41°07′12″N 26°31′14″E / 41.12000°N 26.52056°E / 41.12000; 26.52056
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Adrianople Vilayet
.
Edirne Province
Edirne ili
Province
Selimiye Mosque in Edirne
Selimiye Mosque in Edirne
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatEdirne
Government
 • GovernorYunus Sezer
Area
6,145 km2 (2,373 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
414,714
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0284
Websitewww.edirne.gov.tr

Edirne Province (Turkish: Edirne ili) is a Turkish province located in East Thrace. Part of European Turkey, it is one of only three provinces located entirely within continental Europe. Its area is 6,145 km2,[2] and its population is 414,714 (2022).[1] Edirne Province is bordered by Tekirdağ Province and Kırklareli Province to the east, and the Gallipoli peninsula of Çanakkale Province to the south-east. It shares international borders with Bulgaria (Haskovo and Yambol Provinces) to the north and Greece (Eastern Macedonia and Thrace) to the west. Edirne is the capital of the province, and the largest city. It is the only province of Turkey that borders Greece.

History

Edirne, capital of the province, is notable for serving as the third capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1363 to 1453.

Edirne province was included in the

Democrat Party.[6]

Until the reign of Selim I, there were remnant populations of so-called Tengri Turks in the province of Edirne who adhered to the ancient beliefs of Tengrism. It is assumed that it was a group of nomadic Yörüks.[7]

Demographics

Selimiye Mosque is situated in Edirne
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1927150,840—    
1940251,373+4.01%
1950221,268−1.27%
1960276,479+2.25%
1970316,425+1.36%
1980363,286+1.39%
1990404,599+1.08%
2000402,606−0.05%
2010390,428−0.31%
2018411,528+0.66%
source:[8][9]

Districts

Edirne districts

Edirne province is divided into 9 districts (capital district in bold):

Gallery

  • Church of Saint John the Baptist in Uzunköprü.
    Church of Saint John the Baptist in Uzunköprü.
  • Selimiye Mosque
    Selimiye Mosque

See also

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Cagaptay, Soner (2006). Islam, Secularism, and Nationalism in Modern Turkey; Who is a Turk. Routledge. p. 47.
  4. ISBN 978-3-11-063908-7
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1-317-09579-8
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-521-62096-3
    .
  7. ^ "Osmanlı'da Tengri İnancının Kalıntıları ve Kendi Kanını Akıtan Türkler". April 2020.
  8. ^ Genel Nüfus Sayımları
  9. ^ tuik

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