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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

The Great Synagogue on Maarif Caddesi, which was built in 1906, has been restored and reopened to the public.

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

The third capital of the Ottoman Empire, Edirne is near Turkey’s boarders with Greece and Bulgaria.

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

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

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

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

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

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

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

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

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Kaleici features many ornately decorated timber houses.

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 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.

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KALEICI DISTRICT EDIRNE, TURKEY

Edirne is a three-hour bus ride from Istanbul.