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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated the 153-kilometre Çerkezköy–Kapıkule section of the Halkalı–Kapıkule railway project on 9 October 2026, extending Turkey’s high-speed rail network towards the European border. Designed for speeds of up to 200 km/h, the double-track, electrified and signalled line is expected to significantly improve passenger and freight transport. […]
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Makedonya Tower (Makedonya Kulesi), also known in English as the Macedonian Tower in Edirne, is one of the most important surviving parts of Edirne’s ancient fortifications. Standing among the remains of the old city walls, the tower offers something particularly valuable: a physical connection between present-day Edirne and Hadrianopolis, the […]
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Today, Keşan, south of Edirne, is one of Thrace’s important transport centres. It is a place many people pass through when travelling from Istanbul towards Edirne, Greece or the Saros Gulf. But Keşan’s story is much older than its present-day name. One of the names associated with this area in […]
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Edirne, in northwestern Turkey, around 200 km west of Istanbul and close to the Greek and Bulgarian borders, is not a city that needs to reinvent itself. It already has an extraordinary concentration of history and heritage, a distinctive Balkan character, rivers and green spaces, a strong food culture and […]
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If you need a pair of trousers shortened, a jacket altered, a zip replaced or a piece of clothing repaired while you are in Edirne, you do not necessarily need to look for a modern alteration shop. Edirne still has traditional tailors and small tailor ateliers where clothing repairs and […]
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So, where should you go if you want to buy nuts and snacks in Edirne? As the editor of EdirneTurkey.com and a regular customer of Yıldırım Kuruyemiş, I can recommend the company from personal experience. For someone relatively new to Edirne, discovering where to buy good local food is part […]
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Edirne has a Sanayi Sitesi, an industrial area where numerous small businesses provide vehicle repair and maintenance services. Among them are several repair shops specialising in different areas of automotive work, including auto electrical services. If you are visiting Edirne and have an electrical problem with your car, this local […]
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When we talk about a café in Edirne with something a little different to offer, NOOK CAFE is certainly one of the first places that comes to mind. We wanted to introduce this rather special café and pastry shop briefly. The café is in a very central location. Although it […]
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A mobile phone problem can be more than just an inconvenience when you are travelling. If your phone stops working, the screen is damaged, the battery fails, or you have another problem that needs an expert to look at it, you may need help quickly. And if you are visiting […]
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There are plenty of things a tourist can postpone. One thing is rather harder to postpone. Nature calls. If you are exploring Edirne and need a public toilet, here are the locations we have been able to identify, particularly around the historic centre and the city’s main visitor areas. Public […]
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There are plenty of things a tourist can do without. They can skip a museum, miss an attraction, postpone shopping or change their lunch plans. But there is one thing that is rather harder to postpone: Nature calls. It is an ordinary fact of travelling, but it raises a surprisingly […]
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Turkey is changing the way practical driving tests are conducted. The fixed routes that have been used for years, where candidates could become familiar with and effectively memorise the examination course, are gradually being replaced by a new system known as the free-route driving test. Under the new system, candidates […]
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