Municipality in Edirne, Turkey
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Uzunköprü is a town in Eastern Thrace, the European part of Turkey. Its name means "long bridge", the 1.3 km span built in the 15th century. In 2012 the town population was 19,230, with another 42,255 across the rural district.
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Kent Müzesi
In an early 20th century mansion which became the local branch of Tekel, the state monopoly of tobacco and alcohol. Tekel was broken up in the 1990s and the building crumbled, before re-opening as a museum in 2013.
Aziz İoannis Kilisesi
This was a Greek Orthodox basilica built in 1875 and dedicated to Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής, Ágios Ioánnis o Vaptistís. The Greeks were deported after the Treaty of 1923 and took the more valuable fittings with them - the bell went to Xanthi. The church lay derelict until 2011 then was restored as a cultural centre. It's nominally open M-Sa but you're unlikely to find it so.
formerly Çakıcı
Built in 2014, rooms have free wi-fi, satellite TV, air-con. Clean and comfy, secure parking.
By car
Highway D550 / E87 runs from Edirne south through Uzunköprü to Keşan and down the Gallipoli peninsula.
By train
A regional train runs daily from Istanbul Halkali, taking 5 hours via Çerkezköy, Çorlu and Lüleburgaz. Halkali is 15 km west of Istanbul city centre but linked by the frequent Marmaray suburban train.
The town sprawls but the sights of interest are in a small walkable area.
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