We' ve tours from Edirne, Istanbul and Canakkale. To check our tours and their reliable reviews, visit our website: gigiltours.com Edirne is located in the Thrace part of the Marmara Region of Turkey, on the border of Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne was the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453, before Constantinople became the capital of the empire. The first known settlers around Edirne ar
e Odris and Bettegeris from Thracian tribes. According to the common view, an open city or market place called Odris or Odrisia was founded by the Odris at the confluence of the Meriç and Tunca rivers, where Edirne is located today. Between 1400 and 1200 BC, the region passed into the hands of the Achaeans and after this period it was turned into a "police". During the campaign of Achaemenid Emperor Darius I against the Scythians in 510 BC, the region came under Persian rule.
