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  Edirne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edirne is a city in Thrace, the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.
Edirne is the capital of Edirne Province and its estimated population in 2002 was 128,400, up from 119,298 in 2000.
Edirne is famous for its "liver in oil", white cheese and "fruit shaped soaps".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edirne   (363 words)

  
 Edirne - All About Turkey
Edirne is a gateway of Turkey opening to western world in Thrace, the first stopover for newcomers from Europe.
Ipsala, is a district of Edirne province and it is Turkey's second most important border gate, on the European frontier, with Greece.
A specialty of Edirne is to be a center for grease-wrestling (yagli güres), which is the national sport of Turkey.
www.allaboutturkey.com /edirne.htm   (417 words)

  
 The Second Capital of Ottoman Empire,Edirne
Edirne was the main military base for all the sixteenth century campaigns of conquest westwards into Europe, and in consequence the sultans spent much of their time in the palace there.
Since Edirne's winters could be extremely cold, the walls were thick to provide insulation and the rooms contained fireplaces either set into the walls or protruding from the exterior walls in the form of conical towers.
Edirne was a subprovince known as a paşa sancağı attached to the Beylerbeyi of Rumel: until the 1840s, when it became a province.
www.ottomansouvenir.com /Capitals/Edirne.htm   (6559 words)

  
 Keşan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keşan is a district of Edirne Province, Turkey.
Edirne has 8 districts, the others being Uzunköprü, Enez, İpsala, Havsa, Meriç, Süleoğlu and Lalapaşa.
Keşan has a population of 45,000 during the winter but in the summer this increases to 70,000 because of an influx of tourists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kesan   (146 words)

  
 Edirne, Turkey - Mersina: Information about Turkey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Edirne is a gateway of Turkey opening to western world, the first stopover for newcomers from Europe.
Ipsala, is a district center of Edirne province and it is Turkey's second important border gate, on the European frontier.
A specialty of Edirne is as a center for grease-wrestling, which is the national sport of Turkey.
www.mersina.com /Turkey/Marmara/Edirne   (340 words)

  
 Edirne, Turkey
Once known as Adrianopolis, Edirne, capital of its province, is situated 245km/152mi northwest of Istanbul at the confluence of the Tunca and Arda with the Meriç; (Maritza).
Edirne was founded around A.D. 125 by the Roman emperor Hadrian (hence Hadrianopolis/Adrianopolis), afterwards being continually fought over on account of its strategic position.
From the time of its capture by the Turkish Sultan Murat I, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Edirne was the seat of the Turkish rulers.
www.planetware.com /turkey/edirne-tr-ed-ed.htm   (228 words)

  
 Skyscraper City - Edirne: An Ottoman Capital
Edirne is located at the northwest of Tekirdağ;, the province between Turkey and Greece.
The province was founded by Odris tribe originated from Trak race in B.C 5th century as a city and was called with different names during history by different nations.
The province was conquered by Murat I in 1361.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=184723   (725 words)

  
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Edirne is also the center for oil-wrestling, which is the national sport of Turkey.
www.silkroadhotels.com /istanbul_ing/edirne/edirne.htm   (338 words)

  
 Fez Travel Turkey and Greece - Edirne Day Trip
The approach to Edirne is along the E80 from Istanbul is spectacular for much of the way, the road passes through dank bogland where sedge-rimmed pools reflect a pallid sky.
Selimiye Mosque Edirne's crowning glory, was built for Selim II, (1566-74) by Sinan who was the architect of the Abode of Felicity for 50 years.
Beyazit Kulliyesi is the largest in Edirne, the complex had a mosque and an hospital which was famous for the skill of its surgeons.
www.feztravel.com /Edirne_Day_Trip.php   (725 words)

  
 International Rice Commission Newsletter vol.47
The meteorological data of two provinces (Edirne and Samsun) which represent two main rice cultivation regions, Marmara-Thrace and Black Sea, are given in Tables 5 and 6.
Edirne Province has an average temperature of 24°C during the panicle formation and heading stages in July and August.
In Samsun Province, the average temperature is slightly lower than Edirne, but its average relative humidity is higher, thus creating suitable conditions for blast outbreaks in that region.
www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/W8595T/w8595t04.htm   (3056 words)

  
 Edirne - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Edirne, formerly Adrianople (ancient Hadrianopolis or Adrianopolis), city in northwestern Turkey, capital of Edirne Province, near Bulgaria,...
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ca.encarta.msn.com /Edirne.html   (71 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Flooding swamps Bulgarian homes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The governor of Turkey's province of Edirne has accused Bulgaria of letting dangerous amounts of water through dams on the Arda river.
A district of Edirne was flooded and the military were called in to rescue stranded residents.
The province's prefect told the Reuters news agency: "We are preparing for a nightmare...
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4806370.stm   (404 words)

  
 Go to Turkey!
Edirne is located at the south of Tekirdağ;, the province between Turkey and Greece.
As it was the capital city of the Ottoman Empire 100 years ago, there are numerous historical and architectural important structures in the province.
Edirne is a living city - museum with its mosques, religious complexes, bridges, old bazaar places, caravanserais and palaces.
www.gototurkey.co.uk /index.php?submen=21&menu_id=284   (108 words)

  
 OZTURKLER
However, as a result of a fault of the members of the CUP (Committee of Union and Progress), the Princedom of Bulgaria (with the surface area of 96,345 km2, and the population of 4,338,000) declared its independence and separation from Turkey and it also declared that their rulers would bear the title of “king” henceforth.
On the same date (5th October 1908), the province of Bosnia and Herzegovina (with the surface area of 51 564 km2, and the population of 1,932,000) was annexed to the lands of Austria-Hungary Empire and it got separated from Turkey.
According to the civil organisation of that period, 7 provinces (states) and additionally, 2 districts from the province of Edirne and the island of Samos were abandoned.
www.ozturkler.com /data_english/0003/0003_12_16.htm   (1583 words)

  
 :: The Balkan Pages ::
Edirne is a city in Thrace, the northernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.
Edirne historically has been the commercial headquarters of all Thrace, and of a large portion of the region between the Balkans and the Danube, now Bulgaria.
Edirne was originally known as Uskadama, Uskudama or Uskodama, but was renamed and enlarged by the Roman emperor Hadrian.
www.angelfire.com /blog2/balkanpages/turkey.htm   (5899 words)

  
 Edirne, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org
Situated on the Greek border, this beautiful city is famed for its many mosques, the elegant domes and minarets which dominate the panoramic
These traditional occasions comprise many entertaining activity, and the province is filled with spectators.
Edirne's site and turbulent history were determined by its strategic position on the main route from Asia Minor to the Balkans.
www.adiyamanli.org /edirne.html   (737 words)

  
 Edirne - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Edirne is a city in Thrace, the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria; the city was known in English until after the First World War as Adrianople (see below, and also List of traditional Greek place names).
In particular, the catastrophic defeat of the Roman Emperor Valens by the Visigoths took place nearby, and the city was a vital fortress defending Ottoman Constantinople and Eastern Thrace during the Balkan Wars of 1912–13.
The Turks, however, have commonly used Edirne (now the official and customary name) or Edreneh, and the Slavs Odrin; both of these are probably adapted forms of the original name.
www.voyager.in /Adrianople   (380 words)

  
 Turkish oil wrestling - All About Turkey
The organizer, Municipal Government of Edirne, distributes both gold and cash awards to the top three's and pays cash to the ones that could not get an award for their travel expenditures.
The final wrestling matches are held on the 3rd day of Kirkpinar, the President of Turkey arrives at Edirne on this day to watch the finals.
In Edirne he is able to stop a match, disqualify wrestlers if necessary, and even to cancel the wrestling events all together.
www.allaboutturkey.com /yagligures.htm   (1426 words)

  
 Fisher-Chattel Slavery
Each of the Ottoman provinces was subdivided into judicial districts headed by special judges (Kadis) appointed from Istanbul; their task was to apply both the civil law as contained in the Kanuns and the religious law emanating from the Seriat, or Islamic law and tradition.
One set of Sicil registers, for the province of Sofia, was examined and published, covering a few years in the mid-sixteenth and the second decade of the seventeenth centuries.
Yet they are listed by name, and for those provinces where such lists exist, one is able to determine a count of the number of slaves there and their proportion of the total population.
coursesa.matrix.msu.edu /~fisher/hst373/readings/fisher2.html   (7616 words)

  
 The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
This study was performed to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and measles in the population under 30 years of age and to identify the relationship of seroprevalence to several characteristics of the study subjects from eight provinces of Turkey.
In this study, the residual sera from that study were used to determine hepatitis B and measles seropositivity in the population under 30 years of age.
That study included 4,387 cases from nine provinces of Turkey and is a representative sample of the country[4,5].
tjp.dergisi.org /text.php3?id=233   (2801 words)

  
 PJM News - Turkish gov't vows every effort for recovery of flood-hit province (7847151/XIN)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
While visiting the Ipsala town of Edirne which was badly ravaged by the floodwaters, Aksu said that the government had allocated nearly 900,000 U.S. dollars of aid to Edirne.
Edirne Governor Nusret Miroglu, Ipsala Sub-governor Aylin Kirci Duman and Ipsala Mayor Emin Basaran informed Aksu of the damages caused by the floods.
It is reported that the water level of the rivers in Edirne has decreased after Turkey requested Bulgaria, an upstream country for Turkey, to halt the release of excess water from its dams.
news.pajamasmedia.com /politics/2006/03/19/7847151_Turkish_govt_vow.shtml   (320 words)

  
 edirne travel, edirne information, edirne guide, edirne travel agency
Of the most important monuments in this ancient province, the Selimiye Mosque, was built during the16th century by Turkey's greatest architect, Mimar Sinan.
The most prominent palace of this town is the Edirne Palace, which was the ‘Palace of the Empire’ built during the reign of Murat II.
Turkey's second-most important border on the European frontier, Ipsala, is the district center of Edirne province and it is a wildfowl fantasy visited by both Turkish and foreign sportsmen.
www.travellerskey.com /turkey/edirne_turkey.html   (374 words)

  
 Edirne
Edirne is a city in (Edirne Province and its estimated population in 2002 was 128,400.
Edirne ranks after TundzhaTunja river, at its confluence with the Dedeagatch, west of the Maritza; Enos, at the river-mouth, is the nearest by water.
Adrianople historically has been the commercial headquarters of all Thrace, and of a large portion of the region between the Balkans and the Danube, now Bulgaria.
www.med-help.info /?p=Edirne   (274 words)

  
 Turkish Journal of Haematology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of APC resistance and FVL in healthy population in Edirne as a representative sample of province of Edirne.
The population of the Trakya region of Turkey is composed of residents and the immigrants from Western Trakya and the Balkans due to its geographic location as a bridge between Europe and Asia.
Because of this reason, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of APC resistance and FVL and the combined deficiencies with other known natural inhibitors in healthy population in Edirne, which is located in Trakya region of Turkey, as a representative sample of province of Edirne.
www.tjh.com.tr /text.php3?id=207   (1952 words)

  
 Abstract
The sample size of this study was 1194 children (calculated based on population of our city, Edirne) between the ages of 6 to 14 years.
Both children and their family members were interrogated by a questionnaire form for the presence of a bleeding tendency.
In conclusion, the prevalence of vWD in our study was found to be 1.3% in province of Edirne where is located in northwest (Trakya) part of Turkey.
www.blackwellpublishing.com /isth2005/abstract.asp?id=46971   (412 words)

  
 Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-05-10
EDIRNE - Security forces captured 72 illegal immigrants as they were trying to proceed abroad in northwestern province of Edirne in the last three days.
EDIRNE - Security forces seized a total of 937,6 kg of drugs at Kapikule, Ipsala and Derekoy border gates of northwestern Edirne province in the first four months of 2004
EDIRNE - Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha attended a ceremony held at St. Georgi Church in northwestern province of Edirne on Sunday.
www.hri.org /news/turkey/anadolu/2004/04-05-10.anadolu.html   (1852 words)

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