Tekirdağ

Tekirdağ is a city in Turkey. It is a part of the region historically known as East Thrace, located on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. In 2019 the city's population was 204.001. There are honorary consulates of Greece and Bulgaria in Tekirdağ.

Tekirdağ was called Bisanthe or Bysanthe , and also Rhaedestus in classical antiquity. The latter name was used till the Byzantine era, transformed to Rodosçuk after it fell to the Ottomans in the 14th century . After the 18th century it was called Tekfurdağı, based on the Turkish word tekfur, meaning "Byzantine lord". In time, the name mutated into the Turkish Tekirdağ, and this became the official name under the Turkish Republic. The historical name "Rhaedestos" was continuously used till today in Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical context .

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