EDIRNE

ĕdērˈnĕ, formerly Adrianopleāˌdrēənōˈ pəl, city (1990 pop. 102,325), capital of Edirne prov., NW Turkey, in Thrace. It is the commercial center for a farm region where grains, fruits, and tobacco are grown and cattle and sheep are raised. The city was founded (c.a.d. 125) by Hadrian, the Roman emperor, on the site of Uscudama. Of great strategic importance and strongly fortified, the city has had a turbulent history. The defeat (378) of Emperor Valens by the Visigoths at Adrianople left Greece open to invasion by barbarian tribes. Later conquered by the Avars, the Bulgarians, and the Crusaders, the city passed to the Ottoman Turks in 1361 and was the residence of the Ottoman sultans until the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Russia captured the city twice (1829 and 1878) during the Russo-Turkish Wars. It fell (1913) to Bulgaria in the First Balkan War but was restored to Turkey after the Second Balkan War. It passed to Greece by the Treaty of Sèvres (1920), but was again restored to Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne (1923). The city's many mosques include the great mosque of Selim II (completed 1574). The city was also called Orestia by Byzantine writers.

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Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913
Book by Briton C. Busch, Edward J. Erickson; Praeger, 2003
Subjects: Balkan Peninsula--History--War Of 1912-1913--Campaigns, Turkey--History, Military--20th Century
...Regiment 12th Division Band Gumulcine Edirne (Adrianople) Gumulcine 4th Corps Troops...three border companies Medical Detachment Edirne Fortress Command 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment...Battalion Machine-Gun Companies (5) Edirne (Adrianople) Edirne (Adrianople) Dimetoka...
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Western Imperialism in the Middle East 1914-1958
Book by D. K. Fieldhouse; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: Anti-Imperialist Movements--Middle East, Imperialism, Mandates, Middle East--History--20th Century
...Istanbul, though the key fortress of Edirne held out until March 1913. Nothing came...accusations that the Porte was ready to concede Edirne as part of a peace deal. This was held...Macedonia to the Balkan states, including Edirne to Bulgaria; though the subseqent war...
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Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922
Book by Justin McCarthy; Darwin Press, 1995
Subjects: Muslims--Balkan Peninsula--Relocation, Muslims--Caucasus--Relocation, Muslims--Crimes Against, Muslims--Relocation--History, Muslims--Ukraine--Crimea--Relocation, Turkey--Emigration And Immigration--History--19th Century, Turkey--Emigration And Immigration--History--20th Century, Turks--Relocation--History
...the neighborhood of the mosque. 30 The cities of Edirne, Cavalla, Strumnitsa, Serres, and Dedea ac...accompanied conquest by the Balkan allies, as follows: Edirne. During the siege of Edirne, the city suffered from intensive Bulgarian shelling...
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European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State: The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey
Book by Kate Fleet; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Europe--Commerce--Islamic Countries, Islamic Countries--Commerce--Europe, Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
...risk of the receiving merchants, to Edirne. 106 The cloth may have been intended...to settle 45,000 Turkish akces in Edirne if Francesco was successful in obtaining the alum tax farm. The fact that Edirne is specifically mentioned as the place...
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Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire: The Functioning of a Plural Society
Book by Benjamin Braude, Bernard Lewis; Homes & Meier Publishers, 1982
Subjects: Christians--Middle East--Congresses, Christians--Turkey--Congresses, Jews--Middle East--Congresses, Jews--Turkey--Congresses, Minorities--Middle East--Congresses, Minorities--Turkey--Congresses, Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Congresses
...With the transfer of most court life to Edirne, a second foundation stone of Ottoman...recent arrivals from Bursa. Already at Edirne the various factions within the Jewish...Be i bey . The foremost official in the Edirne community was Rabbi Isaac Tsarfati. He...
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A Palace of One's Own: Stanislas I's Kiosks and the Idea of Self-representation
Journal article by Nebahat Avcioglu; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 85, 2003
Subjects: Architecture, Art history, Culture, France, Kings, Kiosks, Leszczynski, Stanislas, Painting, Politics, Self representation
...in todays Moldova) and Adrianople (Edirne) from 1712 to 1714, before taking up...garden and shore pavilions found both in Edirne and Istanbul. But precisely which kiosks...about Stanislass sojourn in Bender and Edirne regarding architecture is sketchy. However...
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Tectonically Induced Quaternary Drainage Diversion in the Northeastern Aegean
Journal article by Nilgun Okay, Aral I. Okay; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 159, 2002
Subjects: Aegean Sea, Balkan states, Geology, Maritsa River, Plate tectonics, Rivers
...basin midline downstream to the region of Edirne, then makes a SW turn, and flows perpendicular...transverse topographic asymmetry south of Edirne. For a stream network that formed and...also valid for the Maritsa River down to Edirne. However, the basin symmetry breaks...
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A Portrait of the Ottoman Cities
Journal article by Fatma Acun; The Muslim World, Vol. 92, 2002
Subjects: Cities, Cultural anthropology, Middle Eastern history, Ottoman Empire, Urban development
...Ottoman Selanik) and Adrianople (Ottoman Edirne). The Serbian king Stephan Dusan confirmed...commercial growth of such cities as Istanbul, Edirne, Bursa and Konya was planned around the...were Istanbul (16,326 households), Edirne (4,061 households), Ankara (2...
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Islam and Modernity in Turkey: Power, Tradition and Historicity in the European Provinces of the Muslim World
Journal article by Brian Silverstein; Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 76, 2003
Subjects: Culture, Islam, Modernism, Muslims, Turkey
...During the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, Edirne, the former Ottoman capital, was lost...having been played in the liberation of Edirne by a group of volunteer officers in the...Under the direction of Enver Pasha, once Edirne had been taken, agents of his "special...
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EU Enlargement Conditions and Minority Protection: A Reflection on Turkey's Non-Muslim Minorities
Journal article by Sule Toktas; East European Quarterly, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: European Union--Membership, Minorities--Political aspects, Minorities--Safety and security measures, Turkey--Membership, Turkey--Political aspects, Turkey--Religious aspects
...the expropriation of place of worship in Edirne were also mentioned in the report. Regarding...December 2003, a Bahai place of worship in Edirne was given back to the community but it...renovate its garden as a place of worship in Edirne; Governors Offices under the Ministry...
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The Otogar Is the Way to Go: By Bus through Turkey
Magazine article by Donald F. Lynch; Focus, Vol. 44, Winter 1997
Subjects: Bus travel--Personal narratives, Turkey--Description and travel
...type of terrain I was to see from here to Edirne (Adrianople, Hadrianople). From Eskisehir...cities of Brusa (Bursa) and Adrianople (Edirne) In this mixed seething city of Constantinople...ending the war begun in 1828. Istanbul, Edirne, Gallipoli Monday morning I let my big...
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The Fall of Constantinople: Judith Herrin Tells the Dramatic Story of the Final Moments of Byzantine Control of the Imperial Capital
Magazine article by Judith Herrin; History Today, Vol. 53, June 2003
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient
...capture of Adrianople, which became the Ottoman capital as Edirne, meant that the Turks were now in a position to threaten the...and was so heavy that a team of sixty oxen had to haul it from Edirne. It could only be fired seven times a day because it overheated...
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Europe's Migrant Portal
Magazine article by Matt Carr; Geographical, Vol. 83, February 2011
Subjects: Asylum, Right of--Laws, regulations and rules, Border security, Emigration and immigration--Laws, regulations and rules, Greece--Domestic policy, Right of asylum--Laws, regulations and rules
...Kastanies and the village of Vyssa, where the Evros curves briefly into Turkish territory near the former Ottoman capital of Edirne. This confrontation isnt immediately obvious. Just outside Kastanies, the Ardas River bay is one Of the prettiest spots in...
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Friends, Romans or Countrymen? Barbarians in the Empire
Magazine article by Stephen Williams, Gerard Friell; History Today, Vol. 44, July 1994
Subjects: Barbarian invasions of Rome--History, Germanic tribes--History, Rome (Ancient)--History, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. (Empire)
...also. On the fateful day of August 9th, 378, the combined forces of the Goths met the Roman army outside Adrianople (modern Edirne), and owing to Valens incompetent mistakes, the result was the most catastrophic Roman defeat for centuries. Over two...
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A Path to Peace Inspired by the Past: A Solution to the Turmoil in the Middle East Seems as Far Away as Ever. but, Says Martin Gilbert, Past Relations between Muslims and Jews Have Often Been Harmonious and Can Be So Again
Magazine article by Martin Gilbert; History Today, Vol. 60, August 2010
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflicts--Analysis, Israel-Arab conflicts--Analysis, Jewish-Muslim relations--Analysis
...conduit for Ottoman trade with Christian countries across the Mediterranean. Among the Jews who came to the Ottoman city of Edirne (in western Turkey) from Christian Europe was Rabbi Isaac Tzarfati, who was made Chief Rabbi of the Ottoman dominions in...
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EU Membership? Nothing beyond the Palin, Please; PETE CLARK
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 24, 2007
...frankly bizarre. The oilwrestlers of Edirne wore black buffalo-hide pants and grappled...never one to dodge a Theoil wrestlers Edirne wore black buffalohide pants grappled...remarked Palin The oil wrestlers of Edirne wore black buffalohide pants and grappled...
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Spycraft in WWII Greece
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 11, 2010
Subjects: Espionage, Furst, Alan
...thieves that will smuggle Jews past the Gestapo, past Croatian Chetniks, through Macedonia and Thrace, and across the border to Edirne, Turkey - asylum in a neutral country. Zannis major co-conspirator in this endeavor is Marko Pavlic, a detective from Zagreb...
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6 THINGS YOU MUST DO IN...TURKEY; TURKEY Is One of the Hits of 2009 as an Outside-Theeurozone Destination, with a Big Surge in Interest from People Looking for Low-Cost Stays in the Sun. GARETH HUW DAVIES Explored the North-West Corner, Which Is Steeped in History and Heroism. His Must-Do List Includes an Oil-Wrestling Tournament, the Site of an Epic Swim and a Meeting with the World's Biggest Gift Horse ..
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 24, 2009
...stay in the nearby town of Selcuk and go there very early to beat the heat and the crowds. 5...WRESTLING WITH HISTORY EDIRNE, in Turkeys far north-west, contains many overlooked wonders. (Its a long day trip from Istanbul - 146 miles.) Since...
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Higher, Faster, Stranger; as the Olympics End We Bring You the Odd-Lympics
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), August 29, 2004
...to the waist and smear themselves in oil for a no-holds-barred match. The national oil wrestling championship, held in Edirne, is so prestigious that the Turkish president crowns the champions. Eleven divisions fight it out in the three-day festival...
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Strange but True
Newspaper article by Graeme Lennox; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), April 16, 2000
...Homosexual groups are poised to descend en masse on the 639th Kirkpinar oil wrestling championships in the northwestern city of Edirne. But Traditional Sports Federation Chairman Alper Yazoglu stormed: "Its immoral. We are asking the interior, foreign and...
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encyclopedia articles on: Edirne  - 11 results

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Edirne
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EDIRNE eder ne, formerly Adrianople a dre no p l, city (1990 pop. 102,325), capital of Edirne prov., NW Turkey, in Thrace. It is the commercial center for a farm region where grains, fruits, and tobacco are grown and cattle and sheep...
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Thrace
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Greek from Turkish Thrace. The chief cities are Istanbul, Edirne (formerly Adrianople), and Gallipoli (all in Turkey...modern Sofia), Philippopolis (Plovdiv), and Adrianople (Edirne). The region benefited greatly from Roman rule, but from...
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AlexandroÚpolis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Aegean Sea. It is near the Turkish frontier. Alexandroupolis is a commercial center with rail connections to Thessaloniki and Edirne; wheat, cotton, rice, tobacco, salt, and dairy products are traded. Originally called Dedeagach, it developed from a...
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Ottoman Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Beyazid I at the expense of the Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria, and Serbia. Bursa fell in 1326 and Adrianople (the modern Edirne ) in 1361; each in turn became the capital of the empire. The great Ottoman victories of Kosovo Field (1389) and Nikopol...
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Orestia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ORESTIA Turkey: see Edirne . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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