Edirne

A historic border city in the European part of Türkiye, home to the UNESCO-listed Selimiye Mosque and the oil wrestling festival.

Edirne Province lies in Thrace at Türkiye's northwestern tip, bordering Greece and Bulgaria, and the city of Edirne was once the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Its signature sight is the Selimiye Mosque, designed by the master architect Sinan and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can also visit the Bayezid II Complex, Ottoman bridges spanning the rivers and the traditional bazaar. The long-established Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival is held every year in early summer. Spring and autumn are the best times to visit, and you can get there by intercity bus from Istanbul.

Destinations

• Edirne

Itineraries

• Istanbul, Edirne and Gallipoli in – Istanbul's classic sights, plus a day in Edirne and one night at the Gallipoli battlefields, wrapping up on the Asian s…