Turkish Thrace
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Turkish Thrace, or Eastern Thrace (Greek: Ανατολική Θράκη), is the part of the modern republic of Turkey that is geographically part of Europe, all in the eastern part of the historical region of Thrace, while most of the surface and population is in Anatolia, formerly known as Asia Minor. It is also called northwestern Turkey and European Turkey. This area includes the historic centre of old İstanbul (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολη), as well as such cities as Edirne (the former Adrianopolis, the historical capital of the Ottoman vilayet that comprised all Thrace), Tekirdağ, Çorlu, Lüleburgaz and Kırklareli.
The region comprises three ilet (republican provinces) and part of a fourth. Furthermore, the Gallipoli Peninsula and Gökçeada (part of Çanakkale Province) lie in Europe, although they are not always considered part of Thrace.
| Province | Area (km²) |
Population (2000 census)[1] |
Population density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provinces formerly in the Vilayet of Edirne: | |||
| Edirne | 6,241 | 402,606 | 64.5 |
| Kırklareli | 6,550 | 328,461 | 50.1 |
| Tekirdağ | 6,218 | 623,591 | 95.2 |
| Sub-total | 19,009 | 1,354,658 | 71.2 |
| İstanbul (European part) | 6,541,593 | ||
| Çanakkale (European part) | 65,030 | ||
| Total | 23,764 | 7,920,015 | 333.3 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute (2000). 2000 Census, population by provinces and districts. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
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