Edirne pictures - Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com

Edirne pictures - Turkey

Bütün Türkiye resimleri için buraya basınız This gallery is in the Thrace topic

The old Adrianopolis, at a two hours fast bust ride from Istanbul, near the border with Greece and Bulgary. It is an old Osman Turk capital, and has many beautiful old mosques, one of them the Selimiye, which is Sinans masterpiece. He was the master builder when the Ottoman empire was at its peak in the 16th century. A fine city to spend a day or two. Famous for its oil wrestling.

EDİRNE

Eski Adrianapolis, hızlı bir otobüs yolculuğuyla İstanbul’dan iki saat uzaklıkta, Yunanistan ve Bulgaristan sınırının yakınında. Edirne, eski bir Osmanlı başkenti ve birçok eski ve güzel camisi var. Bunlardan biri Sinan’ın başyapıtı olan Selimiye Camisi’dir. Sinan, 16. yüzyılda Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun en başarılı döneminin mimarıydı. Bir ya da iki gün geçirmek için hoş bir şehir. Yağlı güreşleriyle ünlü.

Türkçe çeviri: Melek Emir. Katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederim.

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Roman Wall and tower	Ali Paşa Çarşısı	Ekmekçizade caravanserai	Edirne Bedesten	Edirne old and often wooden houses
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Guest		01-Jan-2015 14:45
Hi Happy new year for all . Do You know about a photographer "butone" in 1909 -1913 "? Thank you . nasrin

fr		13-May-2014 19:03
Hello all! I have read the messages on these pages. Here are some, which have forefathers or relation in older Edirne. I am writing an Phd about Edirne and it would be nice if Michael or all the other could tell me about their relation in old Edirne. My email: writeress@googlemail.com

Selcuk Mentese		02-May-2013 20:00
Hi there . My name is Selcuk Mentese . I currently live in Switzerland ( Winterthur) . I was very happy about the many beautiful pictures and interesting comments about Edirne . I am always happy when I can visit Edirne . Again and again I 'm excited. A city full of history and fascinating people . Would be glad if I could get to know people who are interested in Edirne .

Michalis		07-Aug-2012 14:02
My great grand father was a Greek fur-costume worker ("gounaras") in Adrianopolis or Adrianou or Edirne. He was born in 1855 and lived there until 1922, when all Greeks were expelled. Edirne was, is and will be for ever a fascinating city with a rich, adventurous and often sad history.

Guest		04-May-2011 19:14
does anybody knows anybody from Arabian family at edirne? i am from arabian family...

mirsada Mezit Busuladzic		26-Jul-2010 17:23
Does somebody know something about roots of family name MEZIT ? I am from Bosnia and Herzegovina, now I live in America. Only what I know is that my grand-grand- grand father came as officer of Turkey army in Bosnia on time of Ottoman empire.

Ahmad Daoud		24-Feb-2010 14:08
hello Dear ..my name is Ahmad Daoud ,,i am from Jordan..i have anuncle who left Jordan long time ego. we knew that he is in Turky,his arabic name (soleeman Abed Daoud) (ÓáíãÇä ÚÈÏ ÏÇæÏ),we have been told that he used to have a gas station in Edrine..long time ego.we heared that he is married & has nice family..unfortunatly we do not have any news about him.i am his niece,, ishall be glad to hear any news about my missing uncle.

Dick Osseman		14-Dec-2009 18:33
Did you overlookhttp://www.pbase.com/dosseman/beyazit ? People tend to not open subgalleries whic is a pitty because there i group many specialist pictures. But: cheer up, i have been in Edirne only last week and many new pictures will appear upon my return. However a. it is winter so pictures will be wintery, b. i have my preferences, so check my profile. i do NOT try to do justice to any town, just show what i liked. As a matter of fact i will add many pictures from the Beyazit which indeed is very pretty (but i knew that).

Haluk Sezer		14-Dec-2009 13:50
Edirne is my hometown although I live in England now. I'm afraid the pictures do not do justice to this very special town. Although Selimiye is arguably the most beautiful mosque in the world, Bayezid II Mosque Health Centre is just as interesting where they used bird songs and music to cure mentally ill people in the 14th and 15th centuries. Edirne was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian (hence the name Adrianople) and was at some time the second largest city of the Empire after Rome. It was also the second capital city, after Bursa and before Istanbul, of the Ottoman Empire. Early in the 20th century the majority of its population consisted of Greeks, Jews, Bulgarians, Armenians Gypsies and many other ethnic groups. Muslim Turks were the largest group but not the majority. As late as the 1960's there were thousands of jews living in Edirne. Unfortunately today most of these have left Edirne except few Jewish families; fortunately Gypsies are still there. Edirne has the reputation of being one of the most socially advanced provencial towns in Turkey today. I think it has a lot to do with its ethnic mix in the past. Edirne is also the birthplace of oil-wrestling which the oldest organised sport after Olympics. It is a week-long festival now. I have many happy chilhood memories of this place and try to visit it every year since many of my relatives and old friends still live there.

Rita		07-Feb-2009 10:06
My husband's father Ahmet Mehmet was born in Edirne we believe (definately his mother was born there) on 16.8.1899. His father was a teacher so he attended school. He later worked in Germany at the Embassy then came to England where he died in 1972. He had no formal surname and chose Edir after Edirne as his surname and that is now our family name. I am tracing our family tree and keen to find out anything about his Turkish history and hope very much to visit the fascinating Edirne.

jasmine		09-Dec-2008 17:36
very beautiful pictures.. im truly enchanted.. a friendship with a person in a public chat room..brought me to this site.. he grew up in edirne.. he tells me this after three months of chatting..what a beautiful land he comes from.. thank u dick for sharing these beautiful images .. my imagination is stirred

Dick Osseman		17-Sep-2008 16:41
i am convinced they told you wrong. The main Edirne mosque is by Sinan and although he worked well across modern Turkey borders i do not think he had anything to do with the Taj Mahal.

dDenizdenizeniz kara		17-Sep-2008 12:08
I was in Edirne in 1993 on my way to Plovdiv rom Istanbul; I like the country side f Turkey. Its beautiful. And, Edirne, brder had a surprise for me. I was told that the famous msque that can be seen dominating the horizaon even from the highway was archtected by the same person who helped designing the Taj Mahal in Agra. I am unable to remember the name. Can you help me

AnAnnette		22-Aug-2008 20:44
would like to make contact with Sara who posted a message on 26/003/08 wondering if you or know of anyone having done research on the Jewish community of Edirne. Thaank you for the site. I will forwrd it to my brother-inlaw who is planning a trip to Edirne in hope of finding a lead to the Gueron families of Edirne

Ersen Alper		12-May-2008 15:23
i felt deeply apart and separated. my family and i had left uzunköprü (a district of edirne) for istanbul for better chances of my little brother's and my education when i was 6 and a half and now i am a 23-year-old uni student in germany. as family we had made several trips every year to our homevillage "salarlý" but since we grown up, we have no time and opportunities for often visits. your work, mr dick osseman, is not only a piece of photographic art, it is also a reminder and public service for the whole world through the turkish tourism. i do not know if you had been there and saw the world's oldest and longest stone brigde named uzunköprü (which means the long bridge) but there is also the very first monument of the republic of turkey dedicated to the republic (freedom) and build (not sure) in 1922 in uzunköprü. it is a small monument with a fountain. and if you have not, i recommend respectively to enjoy and taste one of the greatest experiences one can ever have, being at one of the balconies (turkish called þerefe) of the selimiye mosque's minarets for the next time of yours in edirne. it is not only pysical but also mental journey while one steps the stairs up. i have been at the highest þerefe and on my way it was like life and i felt dying. at the end it was heaven, absolute heaven. finally i want you to know how much you made me (us) proud and thank you with all my heart. your sincerely.

Sara		11-Mar-2008 12:19
My mother came from Edirne, but I have never been there. It is exciting to see the pictures of her homeland. I myself am investigating the life and ladino dialect of the jewish community of Edirne. I would be happy to receive any helpful information from people of Edirne.

Anthony		28-Dec-2007 21:54
Before ww1, the Bulgarian and Greek influence in the town used to be very strong. I know that only the Bulgarian churches was 6. Today only one remains, and I would like to thank to the Turkish people, who helps to the only few remaining Bulgarians in the town to restore the second Bulgarian church!

Larry Binenbaum		19-Dec-2007 08:10
I am looking for any information about Janco Binenbaum, the famous music conductor who was born in 1880 in what is today Edirne, Turkey. Before WWI this city was know as Adrianople. This city is in the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Janko Binenbaum was a citizen of Bulgaria. Janko Binenbaum died in 1959 in Chevreuse, France. He worked as an opera conductor in German cities like Regensburg, Hamburg and Berlin. He composed an opera, a ballet, three symphonies, two overtures, two violin concertos, chamber works, songs and choruses. I am particular interested to discover if he was married and if he had any children.

Chaim Gabai		15-Nov-2007 15:05
My father was born in Edirne in 1900 and as a teenager served in the Turkish army during World War One. One of my most treasured possessions is a picture of him in his army uniform looking strong and arrogant. Thank you for this site.

Shep Huntleigh		25-Mar-2007 21:36
What beautiful photographs. I am planning a trip to Istanbul in June and had been considering (from reading guidebooks) a day trip to Edirne. Now, after being enchanted by your images, I am definitely going to Edirne. Thank you for being my guide.

Gamze Terzi		23-Mar-2007 20:01
It was very interestin to see my hometown from a stranger's objective. Your photos were really excited. For 4 years, I have been living in another city; Ýstanbul. It made me so happy to see my hometown's pictures from here:) Thank you! I hope you loved Edirne;)

orhan suat		05-Mar-2007 17:44
Sayýn Dick Dosseman Ýnanýn bir gezgin ve yazar olarak,ben bile Edirnenin bu kadar güzel bir þehir olduðunu bilemezdim.Edirneliler adýna size sonsuz TEÞEKKÜRLER,fotoðraflarýnýzla bir tarih yazmýþsýnýz.Bunu övgi için deðil gerçek olduðu için yazýyorum.Saðolunuz.Orhan Suat

gloria		25-Aug-2006 14:52
I believe that through the pictures you have taken around Turkey about the places of interest are a wonderful advertisement. I think that people from all over the world are benefiting from your travels. Thru your galery of pictures I feel that I am travelling with you to places I would never dream to visit, but thanks to you, I have seen a lot of a country that many of us don't even know where it is in the map. Regardless of the political comments some people have made, I believe your intention is to share what you have seen and enjoyed. Thanks. Glo

Guest		04-Jul-2006 09:50
I was in a Turkish restaurant in Blandford Forum last week and they have old photographs of Edirne (Adrianopolis as named there) taken by a German on a cultural relations trip circa World War 1 era I think - or maybe earlier. They wre very interesting. As we had been on an extensive tour of Turkey some years ago we were very interested. Betty Telford telfordBM@yahoo.co.uk

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