THRACE AND THE MARMARA REGION

Thrace and the Marmara Region

Thrace and the Marmara region, due to their neighbourhood, despite different landscapes often treated as a single region, located in northwest Turkey. Thrace is the European part of Turkey. The Marmara region is under the Marmara Sea appointed an inland sea, by both the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits with the Black and the Aegean sea.

Provinces

Thrace and the Marmara Region includes provinces of Balykesir, Bilecik, Bursa, Canakkale, Edirne, Istanbul, Kyrklareli, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova and Tekirdag.

Cities

Economic and cultural centre of the region is Istanbul. As the capital both in Rome and in the Byzantine and Ottoman Empire, the metropolis is home to many historic sights. Also Gebze, on the northern shores of the Marmara Sea, has a turbulent history. In Edirne is the Selimiye Mosque, a building of the famous architect Sinan. The city of Izmit is a thriving industrial center. In Hereke, west of Izmit, carpets of world renown. Iznik was a major centre for tiles and ceramics. Bursa, former first capital of the Ottoman Empire, is famous for its beautiful gardens and trade and the production of silk. In Tekirdag Every year wine festival. Near the port city of Gönen with its hot springs, the Manyas Lake, on whose banks a famous Birds Park.

Leisure and Sports

In the south of the province is the Uludag mountains, one of the besterschlossenen and most ski areas of Turkey. Along the coast of the Marmara Sea is lined with many beaches and resorts, including Cynarcyk, Armutlu, Gemlik, Mudanya, Erdek, Deniz Kent, Parköy, Silivri and Yalova. Even the islands of Marmara and Avsa are popular seaside resorts.

In the south of the province is the Uludag mountains, one of the besterschlossenen and most ski areas of Turkey. Along the coast of the Marmara Sea is lined with many beaches and resorts, including Cynarcyk, Armutlu, Gemlik, Mudanya, Erdek, Deniz Kent, Parköy, Silivri and Yalova. Even the islands of Marmara and Avsa are popular seaside resorts.