Places to visit
Things to do in Kırklareli merkez
18 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 18 described destinations within Kırklareli merkez, Kırklareli. The themes that come up most: Local culture, History, Faith heritage, Coast.
Kapan Çeşmesi / Sali Yeri Çeşmesi
It was commissioned in 1771 by Kayserili Hacı Hasan Ağa in Karakaş Mahallesi, adjoining the courtyard wall of Kapan Camii. (Kırklareli İl Yıllığı, 1967) As a result of the repairs it underwent, the fountain was clad in marble and today it has lost its originality.
45 minutes
Kırk Şehitler Anıti
The Kırk Şehitler Monument, located on Yanık Kışla Caddesi, at the place called Kırklar Tepesi, was built in 1960 by the Kırklareli Development Association, which was founded in 1952. By the same association, a primary school and also a mosque were built next to the monument. All three structures built by the association bear the name Kırk Şehitler. The Kırk Şehitler Monument, in the spring of 1363 (Sultan I.
45 minutes
Kırklareli'nin Tarihi Çeşmeleri
In Kırklareli city center, according to existing written sources, it has been determined that there were 15 traditional neighborhood fountains; however, 4 of these fountains were demolished as a result of the works carried out by Kırklareli Municipality. Of the fountains that have survived to the present day, two were moved to a different location, and four have largely lost their original condition as a result of the repairs they underwent.
45 minutes
Tümülüsler
Within the provincial borders of Kırklareli, around 200 tumuli have been identified so far. It is estimated that these monumental tombs, which are undergoing a rapid process of destruction, numbered more than 400 until recent times. In general, the Kırklareli tumuli, which have a diversity that would set an example for the whole of Thrace, from the end of the Bronze Age (14th-13th centuries B.C.), A.D.
45 minutes
Kocahidir Çeşmesi
The fountain was commissioned in 1905 by Kayserili Hacı Hasan Ağa on the old Istanbul road (Altuntaş, 1995). Located in Kocahıdır Mahallesi, the fountain, which was placed at the southwest corner of the courtyard wall of Kocahıdır İlköğretim Okulu, was built as a single-faced wall fountain. While the corners of the fountain, which has a rectangular plan scheme, are chamfered, this chamfering on the front facade begins from the level of the arch springing.
45 minutes
Büyük Camii Çeşmesi
The fountain was commissioned by Hacı Adil Bey in the late XIXth century (Kırklareli Provincial Yearbook, 1967). Located in Karakaş Mahallesi, at the corner of the garden wall of Hızırbey Camii facing the market square, the fountain had previously stood in the middle of the Market Square and was later moved to its present location. Built entirely of marble with a square plan scheme, it is a four-sided square fountain.
45 minutes
Kadi Camii
It is located in the center of Kırklareli, opposite Ahmet Mithat Primary School. The mosque, commissioned by Emin Ali Çelebi in 1577 (H.985), is still in use and has a square plan. The mosque, which is owned by the General Directorate of Foundations, has an interior area of 93 square meters on a 457 square meter plot. It has a capacity for 200 people to worship at the same time. It is called Kadı Camii because of a courthouse that was previously located nearby.
45 minutes
Gerdanli Çeşmesi
Doğu Mahallesi’nde bulunan çeşme, XIX. yüzyılın sonlarında yapılmıştır. İki cepheli bir meydan çeşmesi iken günümüzde yalnızca bir cephesi kullanılmaktadır.
45 minutes
Gastronomi
Gastronomy Gastronomy tourism, which can be defined as visits made by people with special interests in taste to places they are interested in in this sense, is also among the types of tourism that attract tourists to Kırklareli, if not independently, then together with other types of tourism.
45 minutes
Koyunbaba Köyü Kilisesi
It is located in Koyunbaba Village, connected to the central district, where Bulgarians and Turks lived together during the Ottoman Period, and is partially intact. The church, which bears the architectural features of the second half of the 19th century, is faced with smoothly dressed cut stone, and its corner stones were worked with framed detailing. The roof section has collapsed.
45 minutes
Beyazit Camii
It is located in Kocahıdır Neighborhood in the center of Kırklareli. Its first construction date is the 16th century. The second construction was commissioned by Güllabi Ahmet Paşa in 1593-1594 (H.1002). It is still open for worship and has a square plan. It has an interior area of 105 square meters on a 489 square meter plot. It has a capacity for 210 people to worship at the same time. The outer surfaces of the walls are in alternating rows of compressed köfeki stone and brick bond beams.
45 minutes
Hızırbey Hamamı - Çifte Hamam
It is located in the center of Kırklareli, in Cumhuriyet Square. It was commissioned by Köse Mihalzade Hızırbey in 1383 (H.785) and repaired by Hacı Hüseyin Ağa in 1683. It is still in operation. The exterior surface of the walls of the bath, also called Çifte Hamam, is clad with smoothly cut köfeki stone. The workmanship of the dome lanterns is in köfeki stone and is striking. The bath was built together with the adjacent arasta.
45 minutes
Üsküpdere Camii
Üsküpdere Camii: it is located in Üsküpdere Village, connected to the central district. The mosque, commissioned in 1904, has a rectangular plan. It has a women’s gallery and a last congregation area. Its ceiling is wooden, it has pointed-arched windows on all four facades, and its minaret has a single balcony. It is still open for worship.
45 minutes
Karahidir Anıti
Karahıdır Monument: It is located in Karahıdır Neighborhood in the center of Kırklareli. It was built in 1914 by Mutasarrıf İbrahim Süreyya in memory of Karahıdır, who ensured that the war ended in favor of the Turks by cutting off the enemy king’s head in the Battle of Varna in 1444.
45 minutes
Söğütlü (Söğütçük) Çeşmesi
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20 minutes
Paşa (Beyazıt) Camii ve Paşa Çeşme
It was built by Külabi Ahmet Paşa during the repair of the mosque in 1622.
20 minutes
Aşağıpınar ve Kanlıgeçit Kazıları
In the Aşağı Pınar locality, traces of the region’s oldest farming communities, who brought agriculture and village life from Anatolia to Thrace 8200 years ago, have been found. These findings have attracted great interest in the scientific world in terms of forming the first foundations of the civilization that has developed on the European Continent up to the present day. After continuing uninterrupted for about 2000 years, the Aşağı Pınar settlement was abandoned about 6200 years ago.
30 minutes
Hızırbey Camii - Büyük Cami
It is in the center of Kırklareli, within the bazaar. It is a square-planned structure commissioned by Köse Mihalzade Hızır Bey in 1383 (H.785). The outer surfaces of the walls, the drum of the dome, and its minaret are clad in smoothly cut köfeki stone. It stands on a foundation measuring 15x15 meters on a 1470 square meter plot and has an interior area of 328 square meters. It has a capacity for 1000 people to worship at the same time.
45 minutes