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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. It has about 152,000 people lived there.

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  • Selimiye Mosque 026

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

  • Cihan-numa-kasri

    Historical image of Cihannüma Kasrı (Panoramic Pavilion), part of Edirne Palace complex

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    Edirne in the first quarter of the 20th century.

  • Edirne - 2014.10.22 (20)

    An example of Ottoman architecture in Edirne

  • GrandSynagogueEdirne (2)

    Grand Synagogue of Edirne

  • GrandSynagogueEdirne

    Administrative building backside of the Grand Synagogue of Edirne

  • TreatyOfLausanneMonumentEdirne (3)

    Treaty of Lausanne Monument and Museum in Edirne

  • Yagli gures5

    Oil-wrestling at Kırkpınar

  • AliPaşaÇarşısıEdirne (2)

    Ali Paşa Çarşısı (Ali Pasha Bazaar).

  • TrakyaUNI6

    Main building of Trakya University

  • KaraağaçRailwayStation (6)

    Faculty of Fine Arts building of Trakya University, originally built as Karaağaç railway station.

  • GrandSynagogueEdirne (5)

    Interior view of the Grand Synagogue of Edirne

  • Selimiye Mosque Mosque 0170

    Interior view of the Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

  • Selimiye Mosque 3

    View of the Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

  • Nagymecset - Edirne, 2014.10.22 (11)

    View of the Selimiye Mosque, Edirne

  • HistoricHouseEdirne (4)

    A house in Edirne from the Ottoman period

  • Edirne Old Mosque 2846

    Interior of Eski Cami

  • HistoricSchoolBuildingEdirne

    A historic elementary school building

  • MeriçBridgeEdirne

    Meriç Bridge

  • Edirnedowntown

    Edirne Main Street

  • IV. Mehmet Av Köşkü - panoramio (1)

    IV.Mehmet Hunting Kiosk

  • Sts. Constantine and Helen Church (Edirne), Front

    Sts. Constantine and Helena Bulgarian Church

  • FatihBridge&Kasr-ıAdaletEdirne

    Fatih Bridge over the Tunca River, with the Kasr-ı Adalet (Justice Pavilion) tower seen in the background

  • Ghazi Mihal Mosque

    Ghazi Mihal Mosque

  • Muradiye mosque 3447

    Part of Muradiye Mosque mihrab

  • Muradiye mosque 3468

    Muradiye Mosque front

  • Roman Walls and Tower 0209

    A Roman Tower still standing

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