History and Culture of Kirklareli
Kirklareli is the quiet keeper of Thrace’s history, a border province whose story stretches from the ancient Thracians through the Byzantine and Ottoman centuries to the borders of the modern republic.

Kirklareli is the quiet keeper of Thrace’s history, a border province whose story stretches from the ancient Thracians through the Byzantine and Ottoman centuries to the borders of the modern republic.

Kirklareli is the ideal base for exploring the far northwest of Turkish Thrace, a compact province of forests, Black Sea coast and ancient towns that most travelers never reach.

Kirklareli is the kitchen of Turkish Thrace at its most authentic: a cuisine of the borderlands, shaped by the pastures and the forests, the Black Sea coast and the long Balkan tradition.

Kirklareli is a city of modest, honest accommodation, and that suits the province’s character: a border land of forests and farmland where tourism has not yet arrived in force.

Kirklareli is the border province of northwest Thrace, a land of forests, Black Sea villages and ancient towns that most travelers drive past on the way to somewhere else.

Kirklareli is the Turkish border city that most travelers never see, and that is precisely its appeal.
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