Edirne (Adrianople), Thrace, Turkey Travel

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Edirne's Selimiye Mosque (1575) is the masterwork of Mimar Sinan, Turkey's greatest architect.
Edirne (eh-DEER-neh, pop. 130,000; formerly Adrianople) has wonderful mosques because it was the second capital of the Ottoman Empire (after Bursa, before Istanbul).
Sight seeing fine mosques in representing the great ages of Ottoman architecture: the Eski (1418), Muradiye (1436), Üçserefeli (1447), Beyazit II (1488) and the elegant Selimiye (1575).

Distances & Travel Times

Çanakkale: 230 km (143), 4 hours

Gallipoli: 220 km (137 miles) S, 3.5 hours

Istanbul: 235 km (146 miles), 2-1/2 hours
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