Prvi je turski grad sa kojim se susrećemo nakon prelaska bugarske granice. Osnovao ga je rimski car Hadrijan i dao mu ime Hadrijanopolis. Sve do 1930. godine bio je poznat pod imenom Adrianopole, da bi od 1930. godine po turskom poštanskom zakonu dobio današnji naziv. Zbog geografskog položaja bio je poprište mnogi bitki, od kojih možemo izdvojiti pobjedu cara Konstantina nad Licinijem, pobjedu Vizigota nad rimskom vojskom koja je bila predvođena imperatorom Flavius Valensom, pobjedu bugarskog kralja Kalojana nad krstašima. Nakon što je Edirne osvojio Sultan Murat I, postaje glavni grad Osmanskog carstva, u periodu od 1365. do 1453. godine. Glavni je grad provincije Edirne u turskom dijelu Trakije. Nalazi se na nadmorskoj visini od 41 metra, u plodnoj ravnici na mjestu gdje se rijeka Tundža (Tunca) ulijeva u Maricu (Meriç). Danas ima oko 150.000 stanovnika. Poznat je po uzgoju kukuruza, šećerne repe, suncokreta, lubenice, groždža. U gradu su sačuvane mnoge znamenitosti kao što su zgrada suda, bolnica, medresa, a najpoznatiji objekat je džamija Selimija, djelo jednog od najvećih arhitekata Mimara Sinana. Rodno je mjesto Sultana Fatiha Mehmeda II, osvajača Istanbula. Udaljeno je 220 km zapadno od Istanbula sa kojim je povezane modernim autoputem.
Edirne is the first is the Turkish city we encounter after crossing the Bulgarian border. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian and gave it the name Hadrianopolis. Until 1930 it was known as Adrianopoli and got its present name in 1930 by the Turkish postal law. Due to geographical location it was the scene of many battles, we can mention the victory of Emperor Constantine over Licinius, victory over the Visigoths Roman army, which was led by emperor Flavius Valens, winning of the Bulgarian King Kaloyan against the Crusaders. After Sultan Murad I’s conquest of Edirne, it became the capital of the Ottoman Empire, in the period from 1365 to 1453. The capital of the province of Edirne is in the Turkish part of Thrace. It is located at an altitude of 41 meters, in a fertile plain at the point where the river Tundzha (Tunca) flows into Maritsa (Meriç). Today there are about 150,000 inhabitants. It is famous for the cultivation of maize, sugar beet, sunflower, watermelon, grapes. Many attractions are preserved in the town such as court buildings, hospitals, madrasas, and the most famous building is the Mosque of Selim, the work of one of the greatest architects, Mimar Sinan. It is the birth place of Sultan Fatih Mehmed II, the conqueror of Istanbul. It is only 220 km west of Istanbul, with which is connected via a modern highway.
