East Thrace, or Eastern Thrace (
Greek: Ανατολική Θράκη), or Turkish Thrace, is the part of the modern republic of
Turkey that is geographically part of
Europe, all in the eastern part of the historical region of
Thrace; most of Turkey is in
Anatolia, formerly known as Asia Minor. Turkish Thrace is also called northwestern Turkey and European Turkey. This area includes the
historic centre of old
İstanbul (
Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολη), as well as such cities as
Edirne (the former Adrianopolis, the historical capital of the Ottoman vilayet that comprised all Thrace),
Tekirdağ,
Çorlu,
Lüleburgaz and
Kırklareli.
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