Edirne

Edirne, historically known as Orestias, Orestiada, Adrianople, or Adriana, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Greek and 20 km (12 mi) from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from the 1360s to 1453, before Constantinople became its capital. Wikipedia

Population 180,327 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Turkey

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Turkey
Daylight 9 h 11 in Dec, dark by 17:44 · 15 h 11 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 29 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 36 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 19 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 31 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 11 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 55 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 53 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 31 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 08 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 52 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 11 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Kakava

    Kakava

    May

    Kakava is a celebration event of Romani people in Turkey. Its place of origin is East Thrace in Turkey.

    Wikipedia

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Balkan Pazarı

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 09:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–18:00

    1.3 km from the centre

  • 1. Murat Mahallesi Semt Pazarı

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre
  • Bedesten Çarşısı

    Bedesten Çarşısı

    No hours mapped

    1.5 km from the centre
  • Ali Pasha Bazaar

    Ali Pasha Bazaar

    Alipaşa Çarşısı

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 30 places to eat

Getting around

Train stations: Edirne 1.7 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.