“Elm Tree” suburb Population: 3,000 Old name: Orestias (Greek) Karaağac is really just a southern suburb of Edirne, albeit one…
From a base in Bursa the first Ottoman sultans rapidly reached out to snatch most of the territory around Constantinople in the…
“Long Bridge” Population: 4o,o00 Old names: Plotinopolis (Greek), Makra Gephyra, Cizr-i…
If you’re planning a tour of Turkey you might want to factor in that these are the sites that UNESCO believes the world…
Birthplace of Mehmed the Conqueror Population: 180,000 Old name: Adrianople Market day:…