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{{Short description|Province of Turkey}}
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▲| map_caption = Location of Kırklareli Province in Turkey
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▲| area_total_km2 = 6,550
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'''Kırklareli Province''' ({{
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▲'''Kırklareli Province''' ({{lang-tr|{{italics correction|Kırklareli ili}}}}) is a [[Provinces of Turkey|province]] in northwestern [[Turkey]] on the west coast of the [[Black Sea]]. The province neighbours [[Bulgaria]] to the north along a {{convert|180|km|adj=on}} long border. It borders the province of [[Edirne]] to the west and the province of [[Tekirdağ]] to the south and province of [[Istanbul]] to the southeast. [[Kırklareli]] is the capital city of the province. The province's and its central city's name means ''"the land of the forties"'' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and it may refer either to the forty Ottoman [[ghazi warriors|ghazis]] sent by the sultan [[Murad I]] to conquer the city for the [[Ottoman Empire]] in the 14th century or to the forty churches reported to be situated in the region before the Ottoman conquest, as attested by the former name of Kırklareli (''Kırk Kilise'' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]]; Σαράντα Εκκλησιές). There is a memorial on a hilltop in Kırklareli city, called "Kırklar Anıtı" (''the Memorial of the Forties'' in Turkish) to honor the Ottoman conquerors (''For more on the name's origins, see [[Kırklareli]]''). The province is bisected by the [[Yıldız Mountains|Yıldız]] (Istranca) mountain range. The north and northeastern parts of the province are among the least populated and under developed parts of Turkey. The districts to the south and west are more populated because the land is better suited for agriculture and industrial development. The north and eastern parts of the province are dominated by forests. Therefore, forestry is an important means of living in these areas. Fishing is done along the Black Sea coast.
▲[[Kırklareli]] is the capital of the province, but the [[Lüleburgaz]] is the largest city in the province.
== History ==
[[File:Train station in Kırklareli.jpg|thumb|Kırklareli Train Station]]
The province was included in the [[Second Inspectorate General (Turkey)|Second Inspectorate General]], which established on the 19 February 1934 and extended over the provinces of [[Edirne Province|Edirne]], [[Çanakkale Province|Çanakkale]], Kırklareli, [[Tekirdağ Province|Tekirdağ]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cagaptay|first=Soner|title=Islam, Secularism, and Nationalism in Modern Turkey; Who is a Turk|publisher=Routledge|year=2006|pages=47}}</ref> It was governed by an [[Inspector general|Inspector General]], who had extensive authorities over civilian, military and educational matters.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pekesen|first=Berna|title=The Heritage of Edirne in Ottoman and Turkish Times: Continuities, Disruptions and Reconnections|date=16 December 2019|publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG|isbn=978-3-11-063908-7|editor-last=Florian|editor-first=Riedler|pages=423–424|language=en|editor-last2=Kravietz|editor-first2=Birgit}}</ref> The office of the Inspectorate-General was abandoned in 1948<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|last=Bayir|first=Derya|title=Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law|date=2016-04-22|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-09579-8|page=141|language=en}}</ref> but the legal framework of the [[Inspectorates-General (Turkey)|Inspectorate-Generals]] was only abolished in 1952, under the Government of the [[Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)|Democrat Party]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bozarslan|first=Hamit|title=The Cambridge History of Turkey|date=2008-04-17|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-62096-3|editor-last=Fleet|editor-first=Kate|pages=343|language=en|editor-last2=Faroqhi|editor-first2=Suraiya|editor-last3=Kasaba|editor-first3=Reşat|editor-last4=Kunt|editor-first4=I. Metin}}</ref>
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[[File:StatueWineGrapeHarvestKırklareli.JPG|thumb|Statue of wine grape harvesting woman with child in downtown [[Kırklareli]].]]
The province of Kırklareli is an important region for [[viticulture]] and [[winemaking]]. A [[syrup]] called "Hardaliye", made of grape, cherry leaves and mustard seeds, is a [[non-alcoholic beverage]] special to the region.<ref name="mh1"/><ref name="iik"/>
==Local attractions==▼
'''Dupnisa Cave''' is a famous natural attraction and a unique geological formation within the borders of the province in the north. The 60 km long coast along the Black Sea harbors one of the most pristine and undeveloped beaches in all of Turkey. There are two Nature Reserve Areas along the coast namely Saka Gölü (Saka Lake) Nature Reserve Area to the north and Kasatura Körfezi (Kasatura Bay) Nature Reserve Area to the south. These sites are unique with their undisturbed ecosystems harboring several endangered and endemic plant and animal species.▼
==Districts==
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Kırklareli province is divided into eight [[Districts of Turkey|districts]] (capital district in '''bold'''):
*[[Babaeski District|Babaeski]]
*[[Demirköy
*'''[[Kırklareli District|Kırklareli]]'''
*[[Kofçaz District|Kofçaz]]
*[[Lüleburgaz District|Lüleburgaz]]
*[[Pehlivanköy District|Pehlivanköy]]
*[[Pınarhisar District|Pınarhisar]]
*[[Vize District|Vize]]
▲==Local attractions==
▲* '''Dupnisa Cave''' is a famous natural attraction and a unique geological formation within the borders of the province in the north. The 60 km long coast along the Black Sea harbors one of the most pristine and undeveloped beaches in all of Turkey. There are two Nature Reserve Areas along the coast namely Saka Gölü (Saka Lake) Nature Reserve Area to the north and Kasatura Körfezi (Kasatura Bay) Nature Reserve Area to the south. These sites are unique with their undisturbed ecosystems harboring several endangered and endemic plant and animal species.
* '''Little Hagia Sophia Church of Vize''', also known as ''Gazi Suleyman Pasha Mosque''.
* '''Koyunbaba Köyü Kilisesi'''
[[File:Pköy.jpg|thumb|[[Pehlivanköy]] [[Pehlivanköy railway station|Train Station]]]]
==Sister cities==
[[File:Kirklareli Sister Cies.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sister cities (''Kardeş şehirler'')]]
Kırklareli is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Walldorf]], [[Germany]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dobrich]], [[Bulgaria]]
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Izmail]], [[Ukraine]]
==See also==
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<ref name="mh1">{{cite news |url=http://www.marmarahaber.com.tr/haber/34519/trakyadaki-il-ilce-ve-beldelerimizi-taniyalim.html |newspaper=Matmara Haber |title=Trakya’daki il, ilçe ve beldelerimizi tanıyalım... |date=2015-03-13 |language=tr |access-date=2015-07-28 }}</ref>
<ref name="iik">{{cite web |url=http://investinkirklareli.org.tr/uploads/docs/25122014y-nr7t.pdf |publisher=Trakya Kalkınma Ajansı - Kırklareli Yatırım Destek Ofisi |title=Hardaliye Üretimin Mevcut Durumunu Değerlendirme Raporu |date=December 2014 |language=tr |access-date=2015-07-28 |archive-date=2015-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095415/http://investinkirklareli.org.tr/uploads/docs/25122014y-nr7t.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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