Places to visit
Things to do in Tekirdağ
60 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 60 described destinations within Tekirdağ. The themes that come up most: Local culture, Faith heritage, Nature, Museum, Culture, History.
Districts of Tekirdağ
Mürefte
Mürefte is a town connected to the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ province, 227 kilometres from İstanbul. Since it is a summer resort town, its population increases in summer. Favoured mostly by people from İstanbul and its surroundings and appreciated for its modern settlement, Mürefte has a deep and clean sea. Its olive trees that remain green in summer and winter and its deep blue sea make Mürefte one of the rare places where blue and green meet in such harmonious unity.
45 minutes
Kumbağ
Kumbağ, one of the first places that comes to mind when sea tourism in Tekirdağ is mentioned, has become a frequent destination for visitors coming from the surrounding area, especially İstanbul, particularly in the summer months. Kumbağ, which is 14 kilometers from Tekirdağ, is among the leading holiday resorts of the Marmara coast. The forest recreation facilities on the slopes of Kumbağ host many holidaymakers, especially on weekends.
45 minutes
Sarbanı Ahmed Türbesi
Who is Sarban Ahmed? Sârban Ahmed, known by the names Ahmedî, Ahmed, Kaygusuz, Sârbân or Şeyh Ahmed Sârbân, was born in Hayrabolu. He became known by the title Sarban Ahmed because he served the sultan as head camel driver during Kanunî Sultan Süleyman’s Iraqeyn campaign of 940 / 1533-1534. While the army was in Karaman, he met the Bayramî sheikh Pîr Ali Aksarâyî and became attached to him. After receiving authorization from his sheikh, he returned to his hometown and began his activities of spiritual guidance.
45 minutes
İtalyan Konağı
The reason the building is referred to as the "Italian Mansion" is that the building once belonged to an Italian family, the Dussi family. The Dussi Family left Genova in 1662 for diplomatic reasons as officials of the Grand Duchy of Toscana, and over a period of three hundred years settled first in Austria, then in Bulgaria, and finally in Turkey.
45 minutes
Tekirdağ Macar Parkı
Barış ve Özgürlük Park, located in the Coastal Fill Area of Süleymanpaşa District, was redesigned due to the 2024 Turkish-Hungarian Cultural Year and opened under the name Türk-Macar Dostluk Parkı. Teams from the Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Department of Parks and Gardens gave the park a new look with various landscaping arrangements. SYMBOLS OF TURKISH-HUNGARIAN FRIENDSHIP IN THE PARK II.
45 minutes
On Dokuzuncu Firka Anıti
The 19th Division Memorial was built in 2013 in memory of the heroism shown by the 19th Division and its commander Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the Çanakkale Battles. Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal arrived in Tekirdağ on 2 February 1915, together with his aide-de-camp and the squad of Çerkeşli Hasan Çavuş, who had been assigned to his command. Mustafa Kemal and his aide spent their first night in Tekirdağ at the house of Bahriyeli Salih Bey on Yunus Bey Street in Ortacami Neighborhood.
45 minutes
Eski Tekirdağ Fotoğraflari Müzesi
In 1923, due to the Lausanne Population Exchange, the Eşkinat Family, who came from Thessaloniki, settled in the house left behind by the Mavridis Family, who migrated from Tekirdağ to Greece. Dimitrios Mavridis and Ekrem Eşkinat, the children of the house once lived in by the families who changed places as exchangees, are in fact the children of the same house. Mavridis's childhood years were spent in Athens.
45 minutes
Muratli Atatürk Evi
In accordance with the article titled “Immigrant Exchanges” in the Treaty of Lausanne dated 24 July 1923, immigrant housing was established in what is today the Muratlı district center in order to settle some of the Turks who migrated from Bulgaria in 1934-1935. Muratlı District was a small village connected to Çorlu in those years. Under the conditions of that day, Atatürk personally gave the order to build Turkey’s most modern and planned village.
45 minutes
Elmali Köyü
Elmalı Neighborhood is 70 km from Tekirdağ province, 25 km after the Malkara-Şarköy junction, and 18 km from Malkara district. Three separate streams, namely Ezberli, Kaynarca, and Hamamkaya, pass through the neighborhood and flow into the Saroz Gulf. There used to be a castle on a hill near the village’s current settlement area. When the Turks first crossed into Rumelia, Greeks were living here.
45 minutes
Perinthos Antik Kenti
Perinthos Antik Kenti MÖ. 6'ncı yüzyılda Samos Adasından gelen topluluklar tarafından kurulmuştur. I. ve III. Derece Arkeolojik Sit Alanı statüsündedir. Antik yazarlardan Diodoros MÖ. 4'üncü yüzyıl ortalarında II. Philip´in Perinthos´u kuşatmasını anlatırken akropolis eteklerindeki evlerin uzaktan bakıldığında bir tiyatronun oturma sıralarında oturan insanlar gibi göründüğünü yazmaktadır.
45 minutes
Heraion Teikhos Antik Kenti
Heraion Teikhos, located on the İstanbul - Tekirdağ highway, 10 kilometers from Tekirdağ, is an ancient Thracian settlement. Surface surveys and excavation works have shown that the city was inhabited continuously from 2000 BC until the end of the 13th century AD. Stone hand axes, handmade terracotta vessels, etc. found in the Heraion Teikhos excavations are finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
45 minutes
Gaziköy
It is 120 km from Tekirdağ province via Şarköy, 45 km from the coast, and 23 km from Şarköy. The neighborhood has 120 households and a population of 460. In addition to many historical ruins in Gaziköy, there are also some notable monuments. The churches, the inscriptions of the Gaziköy fountain and the Koca fountain are among the historical works that attract attention. In terms of settlement pattern, Gaziköy consists of three sections.
45 minutes
Bisanthe (barbaros) Yerleşim Alanı
Barbaros Settlement Area (Bizanthe) is located to the southwest of Tekirdağ and on the Tekirdağ-Kumbağ road. It is 10 kilometers from the center. The name of Bizanthe, which was a small coastal city in the Ancient Period, was later changed to Panion and Panidos, and today it has become Barbaros. The ancient settlement area is today beneath the new town settlement. On the coast of Barbaros Town, in the cemetery and mines localities, it is possible to identify traces of cultural assets.
45 minutes
Kirazli Köyü
When reached from Tekirdağ province via Şarköy district, it is 113 km away, 45 km from the coast and 23 km from Şarköy. Kirazlı, an old settlement, is a village that attracts people with its fertile lands as well as its natural beauty. The villagers came in 1924 from Kılkış district of Thessaloniki province. The history of the village dates back a very long time. According to what the people living there tell, Greeks used to live there in the past. After the war, however, they sent the Turks to this region and the Greeks to Thessaloniki.
45 minutes
Mirliva Hüseyin Paşa Cami
It is located in İnecik Neighborhood of Süleymanpaşa District. İnecik, established on the route used by caravans, was an important center during the Ottoman Period. Evliya Çelebi mentioned İnecik in his Seyahatname with its shops and number of households. Mirliva Hüseyin Paşa Cami was built in 1498 and is one of the oldest mosques in Tekirdağ. "Mirliva" is the name of a military rank in the Ottoman State. It belongs to the group of zaviye mosques with an inverted "T" plan seen in Ottoman architecture.
45 minutes
Cedid Ali Paşa Camii
It is the only work built in Marmara Ereğlisi during the Ottoman Period. It was commissioned by Cedit (Semiz) Ali Paşa, one of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman’s grand viziers, to Mimar Sinan in 1565. Since it has undergone various repairs and alterations, it has largely lost its originality. The mosque has an interesting story.
45 minutes
Kurtuluş Anıti
The monument, which is under protection at Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, was erected by the then Provincial Director of Administrative Affairs, Niyazi Tayip Bey, at the head of the pool in front of the Government House in order to mark the city’s liberation from enemy occupation and its gratitude to Ulu Önder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. On both sides of the monument, which has a triangular pediment, there is a Corinthian-capital column.
45 minutes
Marmaraereğlisi Feneri
The lighthouse, built on the cape at the southern end of Ereğli bay in 01.01.1861, operates at a height of 52 meters above sea level, with a tower height of 26 meters. The light of the lighthouse, rising on a metal tower, has the power to be seen from a distance of 16 miles. The rotating lighthouse system is electric - battery-powered, and the bulb type is 50 W.
45 minutes
Gazi Ömer Bey Camii Ve Türbesi
The structure, located in the bazaar in the center of Malkara district of Tekirdağ, was built in 893 (1488). The mosque is one of the oldest examples of the mosques built by the Ottoman State in Rumelia. The square-plan mosque was built of cut stone and has a single dome. Gazi Ömer Bey Camii and Tomb, which is still owned by the General Directorate of Foundations, is registered and is an immovable cultural property that must be protected.
45 minutes
Saripolat
It is 76 km from Tekirdağ province and 16 km from Malkara. It is situated 3,5 km inland from the Malkara–Keşan road, in a deep valley among high hills. The south and north of the valley are open, while the east and west are high mountains covered with forests. The village’s economy is based on agriculture and, to some extent, forestry. Around 1,5–2 tons of milk are produced per day. Hıdrellez festivities are held during the month of May.
45 minutes
Marmaraereğlisi
Located on the İstanbul - İpsala road, Marmarareğlisi has great touristic value with its historical monuments, its bay suitable for sea sports, its beaches, its fish, its proximity to İstanbul, its location on a very beautiful tourist route, and its striking and pleasing high peninsula. Marmaraereğlisi is full of Greek, Roman and Byzantine works.
45 minutes
Tarihi Çorlu Evi
Located in Hastane Çeşme Sokak in Cemaliye Mahallesi of the Çorlu district, Tarihi Çorlu Evi, which belonged to a Greek doctor and is estimated to have a 150-year history, was opened to visitors on 26 February 2019 under the name Muhacir Evi Müzesi and today continues to welcome its visitors under the name Tarihi Çorlu Evi.
45 minutes
Eski Cami
It is located on Hükümet Caddesi in Ertuğrul Mahallesi. After the first-built mosque burned down completely, it was rebuilt by Zahire Nazırı Ahmet Ağa in H.1246 (M.1830). The mosque has a rectangular plan and a flat wooden roof. In front of the monumental gate on the north side of the mosque, there is a porch supported by two columns. Three sides of the mosque’s main prayer hall are surrounded by the women’s gallery. Its windows have round arches, and there are iron bars on the windows.
45 minutes
Fatih Camii
Fatih Mosque, located in Cemaliye Neighborhood of Çorlu District, is owned by the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation. It was commissioned in 1453 (H.857) by Daye Hatun, the wet nurse of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. Located in the district center, within the residential area, the mosque has a rectangular plan and was built with rubble stone material. The mosque, whose last congregation area is today enclosed with glass, has a small courtyard. The shaft of its minaret is thick, while the upper section is slender.
45 minutes
Kebir Camii
At the north entrance of the mosque, which has a rectangular plan, the construction date is given as H.1358 (M. 1939). The mosque, built as a single storey over a basement, has stone foundation and body walls built with kiln-fired brick. The basement floor is at road level. The main space of the mosque is entered by stairs ascending from two directions. The mosque is lit by high windows on its east, west and south facades, and its south facade is blind. On this facade is the mihrab, which gives the impression of an apse.
45 minutes
Tarihi Belediye Binası
It was commissioned by the Mayor of the period, Mehmet Adil Bey, to the Armenian master builder Bögos, taking the Paris City Hall as a model. The building was constructed as a one-storey masonry structure over a ground floor. Its roof is hipped and has wide eaves. There are two cümle (main entrance) doors on the south and west sides of the building. In front of the doors are four marble columns each, with capitals worked in a mixed style.
45 minutes
Laladere Mesire Alanı
Laladere, one of the places where sultans came to hunt during the Ottoman Empire, is known as the place where the sultans left their tutors while going hunting. For this reason, the name of the recreation area has remained Laladere. Located within the borders of Güngörmez Mahallesi of Saray District and 13 kilometres from the district centre, the area covers 12,47 hectares.
45 minutes
Cağalzade İbrahim Bey Çeşmesi
The fountain, commissioned by Cağalzade İbrahim Bey in 1692, is located on the corner where Muratlı and Kolordu Avenues intersect, opposite Atatürk Primary School. The marble fountain belongs to the group of şadırvan fountains, with a square plan and four open sides. The fountain consists of a basin, a monolithic square-section pillar, and the finial above the pillar.
45 minutes
Yeni Cami (sinagog)
It is a two-storey masonry building located at the corner where Sinan Dede Caddesi and Zafer Sokak intersect, in Cemaliye Mahallesi, Çorlu İlçesi, Tekirdağ İli. Built in 1905, the structure was used as a synagogue until the middle of the 20th century and was converted into a mosque in 1970. The pediments rising in a stepped manner on its north and south facades give the building a monumental character. There are octagonal colonettes attached to the building at the corners of the facades.
45 minutes
Orta Çeşme
The fountain made of marble belongs to the group of square-planned, open on four sides, şadırvan fountains. The fountain consists of a marble octagonal base and a square-planned marble pillar. However, it should also have a pool, not existing today, consisting of eight marble slabs and showing an octagonal scheme. The square-planned pier sits on the octagonal base. At the upper level of the pillar, whose four corners are chamfered, a slab with four rows of mouldings is seen.
45 minutes
Çelebi Sultan Mehmet Camii
The mosque, located in Hisar Neighborhood of Hayrabolu District, Tekirdağ, was commissioned by Çelebi Sultan Mehmet in 1419. The mosque has a rectangular plan in the north-south direction. On the east façade, it has porticoes with 6 arches carried by 7 columns, and on the north façade, porticoes with 8 arches carried by 7 columns. The mihrab of Çelebi Sultan Mehmet Camii is made of marble and is original. While its original roof was domed, after it collapsed, a hipped roof was built. Its minaret is located on the north side.
45 minutes
Sari Köşk
Sarı Köşk was commissioned by Müses Agovoviç between 1918-1921. The masonry building has a basement and is one storey above the ground floor. The entrance on the north facade is reached by a ten-step marble staircase on its right and left. Windows were placed between pilasters with bases and capitals, attached to the brick-built entrance facade. The low-arched basement windows have iron bars. The ground floor windows are rectangular in form and are closed with white shutters.
45 minutes
Hoşköy
Hoşköy is a charming settlement in the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ. It is located 20 km from the center of Şarköy. Hoşköy, referred to as Hora in Greek, was home to a largely Greek population during the Ottoman period. Hoşköy is also home to the Hora Feneri, built by Sultan Abdülmecit for the French in 1861. The people of Hoşköy generally make their living from olive and grape cultivation.
45 minutes
Tekirdağ Valilik Binası
Tekirdağ Governor’s Office Building During Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s second visit to Tekirdağ on 23 August 1928, he introduced the new Turkish alphabet to the Turkish people in this Government House. The front part of the building was commissioned by Mutasarrıf Selanikli Hüsnü Bey in 1912-1913. The rear part and the concrete garden in front of it were commissioned by Governor Haşim İşcan in 1934. The rear garden of the building and the 3-storey addition at the back were commissioned by Governor Ferit Nomer in 1946.
45 minutes
Süleymanpaşa Yeniköy
It is thought that the history of Yeniköy, an old Greek village, dates back much further. It is 20 km from Süleymanpaşa. In the monastery area located on the seashore and in the valley between two mountains, there are historical monastery ruins. In Yeniköy, which is also a place where paragliding is done, the view of the Marmara Sea and the islands creates a wonderful landscape. The village's economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry.
45 minutes
Çorumi Mustafa Bey Camii
Located in Kahya Mahallesi of Hayrabolu District, the structure was commissioned by Çorumi Mustafa Bey in 1687. Çorumi Mustafa Bey Camii, which has a square plan, is built of neatly cut stone on 3 sides, while its south wall was built using the composite technique in which cut stone and brick were used. Arcades surround the east, north and west facades. Inside the mosque there is a women's gallery. Its minbar is made of marble, while its floor and ceiling are made of wood.
45 minutes
Tarihi Beşevler
With the expropriation of Tarihi Beşevler, located in Tekirdağ’s Süleymanpaşa District and one of the finest examples of Tekirdağ’s old urban fabric with its architectural features, implementation projects were prepared by Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality in 2009, and restoration works began in line with the approved projects.
45 minutes
Güzelköy Camii
In Güzelköy, where migrants brought from Anatolia were settled within the framework of the settlement policy carried out together with the conquest of Thrace from the second half of the 14th century in line with the expansion policy of the Ottoman State, Turks and the local Greek population lived together until the population exchange in 1923. With the settlement of the Turks, a Mosque and a bath were built in the neighborhood.
45 minutes
Ulaş Köprüsü
It is located on the Ergene River in Ulaş Mevkii, Ergene District, Tekirdağ Province. North of the Çorlu-Edirne road, 7 round arches of the bridge, built of cut stone, are still visible, and 2 arches, thought to be in the direction of Çorlu, are under the ground. The bridge is set on piers at the arch openings. It is the bridge that provided the crossing of the Ergene River at Ulaş Mevkii on the road used between Edirne and Istanbul during the Ottoman Period.
45 minutes
Rüzgar Sörfü
Şarköy Surf School, which began operating in 2007, has shown great development in a short time. The main factors in this are Şarköy's poyraz wind, which blows parallel to the shore throughout the season, and its blue-flag beach. Şarköy is an extremely close and attractive alternative for adrenaline and surf enthusiasts coming from Istanbul and the Thrace region. In Turkey, after Alaçatı, Şarköy is the most preferred surf center together with Datça.
45 minutes
Bahçeköy
It is 98 km from Tekirdağ province, 16 km from Saray district, and 140 km from İstanbul. The population of our neighborhood is 437. The residents of the neighborhood make their living from forestry work, animal husbandry, beekeeping, and most importantly tourism. The fish restaurants located in the Kastro area are worth seeing. The village’s old name was Sultanbahçe, and it later took the name Bahçeköy.
45 minutes
Tarihi İnecik Erenler Hamamı
Tarihi İnecik Erenler Hamamı’na 1. Murat ve Yıldırım Beyazıt devri vezirlerinden Saruca Paşa’nın oğlu Uğur Bey Vakfı kayıtlarında rastlanmakta olup, 16. yüzyılın ilk yarısında inşa edilmiştir. İnecik Erenler Hamamı, günümüzdeki şekliyle orijinal plan özelliklerini kısmen kaybetmiştir. Yapı, bulunduğu parsel üzerinde tek katlı, 130 metrekarelik bir alan üzerinde inşa edilmiştir.
45 minutes
Safaalan
It is 107 km from Tekirdağ province and 17 km from Saray district. It is 125 km from Istanbul. Safaalan village is located on the Sultanlar road. The road used by Kanuni Sultan Süleyman during his 1.Vienna campaign is today a trekking, nature and culture route. Sultanlar Yolu reaches Safaalan via Saray Küçükyoncalı and continues via Binkılıç. Animal husbandry is practiced in the village. Buffalo yogurt and buffalo milk are among the indispensable products of the region.
45 minutes
Çorlu Yılmaz Büyükerşen Balmumu Heykeller Müzesi
The Historic Municipal Building, which was built in 1903 as the Çorlu Municipality building and restored and opened for service in 2015, hosted many cultural and artistic activities until 2020. In 2020, the building began operating as the Çorlu Yılmaz Büyükerşen Wax Sculptures Museum, where wax sculptures of famous people are exhibited.
45 minutes
Çerkezköy Kent Parkı
Çerkezköy İlçesi'nde bulunan Kent Park'ın birinci etabı 15 bin metrekare alanda olup, ikinci etap ise 38 bin metrekare olmak üzere toplam 53 bin metrekareden oluşmaktadır. Alanda bin 254 metrekare kuru havuz, 18 bin metrekare sert zemin, 807 metrekare kapalı restaurant ve kafe bulunmaktadır.
45 minutes
Kapakli Kazak Gölü
Kapaklı Kazak Gölü Recreation Area, located in Kapaklı District of Tekirdağ province, is one of the most beautiful places in this region for relaxing and having a picnic. Our citizens who come here can enjoy the clean air while having a picnic at the same time. Visitors who come here can also witness the visual displays created by the fountains in the lake. There is an extremely large green area around Kazak Gölü for having a picnic.
45 minutes
Ömer Efendi Camii
The Mosque, commissioned by Ömer Efendi in 1404-1405, was renovated in 1872 with contributions from the public. With the repairs carried out in the following periods, it completely lost its originality. The main walls of the mosque were demolished and rebuilt. During the renewal of the main walls and the rebuilding of the roof, the minaret was partially raised and remained partially within the roof.
45 minutes
Çiftlik Önü Çeşmesi
The fountain made of marble is included in the group of şadırvan fountains, with a square plan and four open facades. The fountain, set on a platform kept somewhat high from the road level and located in the middle of this platform, consists of a square pool, a two-part post with a square section, and a cubic finial on top of the post, narrowing upwards. The square-plan pool was formed by bringing together four marble slabs.
45 minutes
Güngörmez
Güngörmez takes its name from a spring in a place that does not see the sun, surrounded by dense and tall trees. This spring is located in the middle of the village. On the slopes of the Güngörmez Caves, an archaeological and natural protected area near Galata Creek, there are oak, hornbeam, and wild cornelian cherry trees. The natural rock shelters on the valley slope were used as settlements in prehistoric ages and as monumental tombs in historical ages.
45 minutes
Hüsrev Kethüda Çeşmesi
Hüsrev Kethüda Fountain, also called Eski Cami Fountain, was built by Hüsrev Kethüda in 1564. The fountain has a pointed arch, and the pointed arch was formed in stages. Around the pointed arch, the facade of the fountain was enlivened with molding. The fountain panel is marble.
45 minutes
Eriklice
Eriklice, located 6-7 km from the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, is a village with a history dating back a very long time. Eriklice, where many of the local people are immigrants from Selanik, lies within the area influenced by the Marmara climate. The village's economy is based 70% on olives and 30% on grapes. Eriklice, a small but equally warm village, is a very quiet place worth seeing and living in.
45 minutes
İğdebağlari Köyü
İğdebağları is a beautiful Thrace village connected to the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ. Located above Şarköy, 2 km inland from the coast, İğdebağları is a rare village adorned with olive trees and vineyards, laying the exquisite view of the Marmara Sea at your feet. İğdebağları, where Arabs, Greeks and later Turks lived for a period, takes its name from having the best oleaster trees and vineyards in the region.
45 minutes
Gazibey Bulgar Kilisesi
Gazibey Bulgarian Church was built in the 19th century. The structure, which has a rectangular plan in the east-west direction, was built on 8 columns. 2 of the 8 columns are broken and missing. Although there were originally gallery sections on the long sides, these sections do not exist today. Its barrel-vaulted ceiling and column capitals are wooden, and there is decay and breakage in places. Its apse is distinct from the outside. The alternating technique formed with stone and brick was used.
45 minutes
Ganos Dağlari
The Ganos Mountains, which are a natural treasure of Tekirdağ, are also among the most interesting corners of Tekirdağ with their rich culture and famous flavors. Located on the line stretching from Mürefte and Şarköy to Uçmakdere and Kumbağ, the Ganos Mountains bear the traces of the many civilizations they have hosted.
45 minutes
Hüseyin Pehlivan Heykeli
Hüseyin Pehlivan from Tekirdağ was born in 1908 in the village of Alkaya in Kırcaali. Hüseyin Pehlivan, who started wrestling at the age of 14, migrated to Turkey with his family in 1927 and settled in Tekirdağ. He used the name of the village where he was born as his surname. In 1935, he defeated all his opponents in the wrestling matches organized by İstanbul Halkevi.
20 minutes
Kartaltepe Tabiat Parkı
Kartaltepe Nature Park covers an area of 254 hectares and, since it is located at a high altitude in the Ganos Mountain range overlooking the Marmara Sea, it has a view where the forest, the sea and Marmara Island can be seen together. Due to its proximity to the city center and especially because paragliding activities are carried out in this area, it attracts great interest from the local people and those in the surrounding provinces.
45 minutes
Hacerzade İbrahim Bey Camii
It was commissioned by Hacerzâde İbrahim Bey in 1406. The architect of the structure is unknown. The mosque suffered great damage in the Balkan War and earthquakes. It was later restored, brought to a state very close to its former condition, and opened for worship on 15 October 1971. The structure was built entirely of smoothly cut stone material, with marble material also used on its facade, in the plan of a single-domed masjid.
45 minutes
Şahinköy Kilisesi
The walls of the church, built of neatly cut stone and with a tiled roof, have today completely lost their ceiling. While originally it had an apse on the east side, the apse was demolished in later periods, and today only its trace remains. The building was recently divided into two sections, with one half used as a mosque and the other half as a school.
45 minutes
Kurtdere Camii
Built in 1893, the mosque was constructed with brick and cut stone materials and has a square plan. There are five windows arranged in a rectangular form on the facade. The entrance section is two-storeyed, while the mihrab section is single-storeyed. The upper covering of the mosque is a hipped roof. The windows on the front were made in two rows in order to illuminate the mahfil. The minaret of the structure has a single balcony and is made of brick.
45 minutes
Abide-i Hürriyet Anıti
The Abide-i Hürriyet Monument, protected in the Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, is a monumental fountain built due to the proclamation of Liberty. It is located between today’s Public Education Center and Municipality buildings. In 1908, it was commissioned under the name Abide-i Hürriyet by Tekfurdağı (Tekirdağ) Mutasarrıfı Adanalı Ömer Ali Bey upon the proclamation of the 2nd Constitutional Monarchy.
45 minutes