Tekirdağ

Tekirdağ

Turkey
formerly  Rodosto,  

      city, European Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara. Probably founded in the 7th century BC as a Greek settlement called Bisanthe, it was renamed Rhaedestus when it became the capital of Thrace in the 1st century BC. Taken by the Ottoman Turks in the second half of the 14th century, it was later occupied successively by Russia (1877–78), Bulgaria (1912), and Greece (1920–22). For centuries it served as the port for the Adrianople (modern Edirne) area, but it declined when Alexandroupolis (Dedeağaç, now in Greece) on the Aegean Sea became the terminus of the railway up the Maritsa River in 1896. The city's historical buildings include the Rüstem Paşa Cami (mosque) and the Bedestan (covered bazaar), both attributed to the 16th-century Ottoman architect Sinan. An agricultural market for the region, modern Tekirdağ lies on the main highway from İpsala, on the Greek border, to Istanbul, and is linked by road with the Edirne-Istanbul railway at Muratlı. The surrounding area is primarily agricultural and exports flax and sunflower seeds, though it is also known for its vineyards and wines. Pop. (2000) 107,191.

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