| Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
|---|---|
| Official name | Tekirdağ |
| Timezone | EET |
| Utc offset | +2 |
| Map caption | Location of Tekirdağ within Turkey. |
| Timezone dst | EEST |
| Utc offset dst | +3 |
| Coordinates region | TR |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | |
| Subdivision type1 | Region |
| Subdivision name1 | Marmara |
| Subdivision type2 | Province |
| Subdivision name2 | Tekirdağ Province |
| Population total | 140,535 |
| Pushpin label position | |
| Pushpin map caption | Location of Tekirdağ |
| Area code | 282 |blank_info 59 |
| Blank name | Licence plate |
| Leader name | Adem Dalgıç |
| Leader party | CHP |
| Leader title | Mayor |
| Leader title1 | Governor |
| Leader name1 | Zübeyir Kemelek |
| Website | tekirdag.bel.tr }} |
Tekirdağ (; see also its other names), the ancient Bisanthe (), is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was 140,535. There are honorary consulates of Hungary and Bulgaria in Tekirdağ.
In the Ottoman period the city was successively a part of the vilayet (province) of Rumelia, Kaptanpaşa (centered at Gelibolu), Silistre and Edirne.
In 1905, the city had a population of about 35,000; of whom half were Greeks who were exchanged with Muslims living in Greece under the 1923 agreement for Exchange of Greek Orthodox and Muslim Populations between the two countries.
Tekirdağ was for many years a depot for the produce of the Edirne province, but its trade suffered when Alexandroupolis became the terminus of the railway up the river Maritsa.
Tekirdağ is a Turkish commercial town centre with a harbour for agricultural products; the harbor is being expanded to accommodate a new rail link to the main freight line through Thrace. Tekirdağ is the home port of Martas and the BOTAŞ Terminal, both of which are important for trade activities in the Marmara Region.
Most of the city's Ottoman wooden buildings have been replaced by concrete apartment blocks, but some are being restored or replaced with attractive houses in the traditional style. Except for the Rüstem Paşa Camii, built by the Ottoman architect, Mimar Sinan, in the 16th century, and the narrow streets that help one imagine life in the Ottoman period, the city lacks antique charm. One reason to visit is the local delicacy, the small spicy cylindrical grilled meatballs called ''Tekirdağ köftesi'', traditionally followed by courses of a sweet local cheese and semolina pudding.
The inland areas are fertile farmland, growing crops including winter wheat, sunflowers, cherries and grapes for wine-making: thus the high quality ''rakı'' for which Tekirdağ is noted. The distilleries were state-owned until the 1990s but are now in private hands and the wine and ''rakı'' industries are undergoing a renewal. Local red wines are inexpensive and worth a taste.
Both the east-west highway (the Via Egnatia from Roman times) and the highway north toward Muratlı and Lüleburgaz are four lanes. There is a prison next to the ''rakı'' distillery and another north of the city on the road to Muratlı.
Tekirdağ is the home of Namık Kemal University, which was founded in 2006 with three faculties. It is located at the eastern edge of the city.
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Category:Port cities of the Sea of Marmara
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