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Tekirdağ
Marmara coast, vineyards and the city of Rákóczi
Süleymanpaşa, the center of Tekirdağ, can be explored on foot along the coastal road that runs beside the Marmara, with the Rüstem Paşa Complex, the Rákóczi Museum, the Namık Kemal House and the Archaeology and Ethnography Museum. Southwest of the city, the road starting at Kumbağ descends through the forest and vineyard slopes of Ganos (Işıklar) Dağı to Uçmakdere, Gaziköy, Hoşköy and Mürefte; this is the most scenic section of the Thrace Wine Route. Marmaraereğlisi is built on Perinthos, the capital of Rome's province of Thrace. In the north, Saray holds Kastro, the province's only coast on the Black Sea, and Thrace's only natural black pine forest. The Ottoman mosques of Çorlu, Hayrabolu and Malkara, together with geographically indicated köfte, cheese, desserts and boza, form a flavor route extending inland.
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Ayas Paşa Mosque
Saray, Tekirdağ
A 16th-century mosque commissioned by Grand Vizier Ayas Mehmed Paşa, with the graves of Crimean khans in its courtyard.
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Castle
Çorlu Castle Remains
Çorlu, Tekirdağ
Sections of wall in central Çorlu surviving from the castle of Tzirallum, which guarded the Byzantine road to Constantinople.
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Mosque
Çorlu Süleymaniye Mosque
Çorlu, Tekirdağ
Çorlu's large-domed mosque, begun in 1521, in the years when Süleyman the Magnificent came to the throne.
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Museum
Çorlu Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Museum
Çorlu, Tekirdağ
Wax figures of more than 110 famous names from art, politics and literature, in a historic building dated 1903.
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Mosque
Gazi Ömer Bey Mosque
Malkara, Tekirdağ
A 15th-century mosque with the tomb of Turhanoğlu Ömer Bey, an akıncı commander of the Conqueror's era, in its courtyard.
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Village and rural life
Gaziköy (Ganos)
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A coastal village where the ancient settlement of Ganos, which gave its name to Ganos Dağı, stood, with fountains bearing Byzantine inscriptions.
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Mosque
Güzelce Hasan Bey Mosque
Hayrabolu, Tekirdağ
The Ulu Mosque completed in 1499 by Güzelce Hasan Bey, son-in-law of Bayezid II, studied for its lighting and acoustics.
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Hayrabolu Dessert
Hayrabolu, Tekirdağ
A syrup-soaked dessert made with unsalted lor cheese, served with tahini and walnuts, granted a geographical indication in 2021.
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Archaeological site
Heraion Teichos Ancient City
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
An ancient city on the seashore east of Tekirdağ, inhabited continuously from the 3rd millennium BC to the Middle Ages.
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Hora Lighthouse (Hoşköy)
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A 20-meter route lighthouse in Hoşköy, built from cast-iron parts brought from France and in operation since 1861.
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Geographical indication product
Karacakılavuz Dimi
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
Dimi: a traditional, geographically indicated cotton fabric woven on looms in Karacakılavuz.
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Kastro (Çamlıköy) Nature Park and Beach
Saray, Tekirdağ
The Kastro cove and beach on Tekirdağ's only Black Sea shore, surrounded by Thrace's only natural black pine forest.
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Kumbağ Coast
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
A seaside neighborhood that grew from an old Greek fishing village on the Marmara-facing foothills of the Ganos Mountains.
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Malkara Aged Kaşar Cheese
Malkara, Tekirdağ
A geographically indicated aged kaşar cheese matured from milk produced on the pastures of Malkara.
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Marmaraereğlisi Lighthouse
Marmaraereğlisi, Tekirdağ
A 26-meter lighthouse at the southern tip of Marmaraereğlisi bay, built in 1861 by Mişel Paşa.
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House museum
Muratlı Atatürk House
Muratlı, Tekirdağ
A single-story house keeping alive the memory of Atatürk's 1936 visit to Muratlı to inspect immigrant housing.
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Mürefte and the Vineyard Route
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
Mürefte, associated with viticulture for centuries and whose name is said to mean 'a thousand vineyards', and the vineyard slopes around it.
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House museum
Namık Kemal House
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
A three-story, timber-style house museum devoted to the life and works of the Tekirdağ-born 'poet of the homeland' Namık Kemal.
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Orta Mosque
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
A neighborhood mosque in central Tekirdağ, rebuilt in 1856 and known for its woodwork.
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Ancient city
Perinthos (Herakleia) Ancient City
Marmaraereğlisi, Tekirdağ
Perinthos-Herakleia, an ancient port city founded by colonists from Samos that served as capital of the Roman province of Thrace.
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Rákóczi Museum
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
A museum in the house where the Hungarian national hero Ferenc Rákóczi II lived in exile from 1720 to 1735.
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Rüstem Paşa Bedesten
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
A bedesten with domed and vaulted shops, built in the 1550s as part of the Rüstem Paşa Complex.
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Rüstem Paşa Mosque
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
The single-domed mosque of the complex commissioned from Mimar Sinan by Grand Vizier Rüstem Paşa in 1553–54.
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Şarköy Coast
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A long coastline and beaches on Şarköy's vineyard-fringed shore, livening up in summer.
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Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
In the former Governor's Mansion; Thracian finds from the Bronze Age to the Ottomans and an ethnography collection.
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Tekirdağ Köfte
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
A geographically indicated Thracian köfte made with beef rib, served with a special pepper paste.
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Tekirdağ Seaside Promenade
Süleymanpaşa, Tekirdağ
The city's evening walking route along the Marmara in central Tekirdağ, with parks and a pier.
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Uçmakdere
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
A village whose name means 'paradise stream', on the slope where Ganos Dağı descends to the sea, with old stone houses and vineyards.
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Uçmakdere Paragliding Hill
Şarköy, Tekirdağ
The paragliding launch hill above Uçmakdere; a broad viewpoint over the Marmara and the Ganos slopes.
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Velimeşe Boza
Ergene, Tekirdağ
A geographically indicated traditional Thracian boza named after Ergene's Velimeşe neighborhood.
Practical information
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- Mild with Mediterranean influence on the coast, continental inland; north winds are frequent
- Best season
- May–October; September for the grape harvest, June–August for the sea
- Museum pass
- Müzekart (Museum Pass) is valid at the Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum; the Rákóczi Museum has a separate ticket
- Getting there
- Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (Çorlu); about 2 hours from İstanbul via the motorway and D-100. There are regular bus and minibus services between districts.
- Vineyard route
- The Şarköy–Mürefte–Hoşköy stretch, with its vineyard scenery, suits cycling and driving tours; the vineyards are private property