OTTOMAN HOUSES

KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Many of Edirne's traditional houses are in a sad state of disrepair.

OTTOMAN HOUSES

KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

The Mihran Hanım Konağı on Gazipaşa Caddesi has undergone a careful restoration.

OTTOMAN HOUSES

KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Beyond the timbered houses, Kaleici also boasts some stone civic buildings.

OTTOMAN HOUSES

KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Kaleici Ottoman houses date from the 18^th, 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

OTTOMAN HOUSES

KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Kaleici features many ornately decorated timber houses.

OTTOMAN HOUSES

 KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

The district dates to the medieval period and is the heart of the old city.

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Kaleici in Edirne describes the old streets south of Talat Pasa Caddessi and west of Saraclar Caddessi.

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Roughly translated, kaleici means “inside the castle.”

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Edirne features many grand mosques, souks and old houses.

OTTOMAN HOUSES

KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Edirne is a three-hour bus ride from Istanbul.