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Lüleburgaz
City
From top left: Mehmet Pasha Sokolović Mosque; Mehmet Pasha Sokolović bridge; Lüleburgaz railway station; Zindan Baba Türbesi; Congress Square; Panaroma of Lüleburgaz; Lüleburgaz museum
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Coordinates: 41°24′20″N 27°21′25″E / 41.40556°N 27.35694°E / 41.40556; 27.35694
Country	Turkey
Province	Kırklareli
Government
• Mayor	Murat Gerenli (2019–2024) (CHP)
• Kaymakam	Salih Yüce
Area
• District	1,017.79 km (392.97 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population
• Urban	Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Postal code	39750, 39770, 39780
Climate	Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Website	www.luleburgaz.bel.tr

Lüleburgaz (Turkish: [lyˈlebuɾɡaz], Modern Greek: Λουλέ Μπουργκάς Lule Burgas, Bulgarian: Люлебургаз Lyuleburgaz), Bergoulion (Ancient Greek: Βεργούλιον) or Arcadiopolis (Ancient Greek: Αρκαδιόυπολις Arkadiópolis) is the largest city and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. Located at the border with Bulgaria within the historic region of East Thrace in Rumelia, the city is typically home to Balkan Turks mainly from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and ex-Yugoslavia, that have immigrated to Turkey from the nineteenth century on.

Economically, Lüleburgaz is an important centre of manufacturing for pharmaceutical and electronic industries, as well as agriculture. It is also a hub of road and rail transportation, with the city being connected to Istanbul and Edirne through the Istanbul-Kapikule Regional Train and to Plovdiv, Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest and Budapest through Balkan Express and Bosphorus Express.

The city used to be the capital of the Roman province of Europa, established by Roman Emperor Diocletian in 294.

Facts

The city has an urban population of 122,635 (2021 census) and is the largest district center in Kırklareli Province. It's known as the "Paris of Thrace" among the locals as it's relatively more developed and well known compared to other surrounding cities which are also administratively part of Kirklareli Province. Lüleburgaz is known for its sixteenth-century mosque and bridge, both named after the Grand Vizier Mehmet Paşa Sokolović and purportedly designed by the Ottoman chief architect Mimar Sinan.

History

The ancient name of the city was Bergula; Emperor Theodosius I changed it to Arcadiopolis in honour of his son and successor Arcadius. The city of Arcadiopolis fell to Attila the Hun during his campaign against the Eastern Roman Empire in 443 AD.

During the revolt of Thomas the Slav against Michael II, the city was the last refuge of Thomas after the defection of his troops in 823. Michael II invested the city and after more than five months of siege, the exhausted and starving troops delivered their leader in exchange for imperial pardon. Thomas was delivered up on a donkey and tortured.

The Battle of Arcadiopolis of 970 saw Byzantine forces defeat an invading Kievan-Pecheneg-Magyar force who were aiming to capture Constantinople, 100 miles (161 kilometres) to the east.

As the capital of the Roman province of Europa it had its own bishop, who was recorded as attending a number of important church councils and was noted as an autocephalous archbishopric by the seventh century. It is no longer a residential bishopric, although the Diocese of Arcadiopolis survives as a Roman Catholic titular see. Marcel Lefebvre, the founder of the Society of Saint Pius X, was one of its titular bishops.

The Battle of Lule Burgas was fought between 28 October and 2 November 1912 as part of the First Balkan War. The city was occupied by the Greek army between 1920 and 1922, before joining to the Modern Turkish Republic.

Economy

The economy of Lüleburgaz is mainly based on the industrial sector and agriculture. There are various factories around the city.

Pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical companies such as Sanofi-Aventis, Deva Holding A.S. and Zentiva has their main manufacturers within the urban area of Lüleburgaz.

Agriculture

Widely grown crop in Lüleburgaz are wheat, corn, and sunflower, with the latter being one of the symbols of the city. Trakya Birlik, with its headquarters in the city, is one of the main sunflower oil producers in Turkey.

Glass production

The leading glass producer of Turkey, Şişecam, and its East Thracian division Trakya Cam owns a factory in Lüleburgaz.

Sport

In 2007, a women's football club, the Düvenciler Lisesispor was founded, which played in the Turkish Women's First Football League after promotion from the Second League. The team changed its name to Lüleburgaz 39 Spor and colors from yellow-black to red-green in 2011. The club ended its participation in the league in the 2013-14 season.

Culture

The city and the Battle of Lule Burgas are evoked by Marcel Proust in his Time Regained, the final chapter of Remembrance of Things Past, published in 1927.

The festival of koliada is historically celebrated in the city in the month of January.

Medias

The city of Lüleburgaz is home to several local media agencies. The centre-left Lüleburgaz Görünüm Gazetesi and Lüleburgaz Haber could be mentioned among them.

Politics

The center-left, secular and pro-European Republican People's Party (CHP) dominates the politics of the city. Lüleburgaz emerges as one of the most pro-European cities of Turkey; mayoral candidates advocating tighter integration with the European Union dominate during elections. In the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum, 72.89% of the population of Lüleburgaz had voted "no". In the 2018 Turkish general election the most popular party was the CHP which received 51.38% of the vote. The liberal democratic Nation Alliance received 64.80% of the votes in the city. In the 2019 Turkish local elections the most popular candidate was Murat Gerenli of the CHP which received 66.55% of the vote.

Famous residents

• Ahmet Özacar, Turkish footballer
• Candan Erçetin, Turkish singer-songwriter of Kosovar-Macedonian descent that represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, recipient of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her contributions to France–Turkey relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Lüleburgaz is twinned with:

• Silistra
• Popovo

See also

• Battle of Lule Burgas
• Bergule
• Europa
• Rumelia

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. Listing on Catholic-hierarchy.org
3. Arslan, Ali (2010). Kasabadan kente bir Cumhuriyet yürüyüşü: Lüleburgaz; II. Kitap, Ekonomi ve Siyaset Tarihi. Görünüm Yayinlari.
4. "Bu görüntü mazide kaldı". Görünüm Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2013-08-24. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
5. "Mandıra'da 'korkunç' gece". Görünüm Gazetesi. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
6. "2017 Turkiye Geneli Referandum Sonuclari". NTV. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
7. "Kirklareli 24 Haziran (2018) Secim Sonuclari ve Kazanan Milletvekilleri". Sozcu. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
8. "Kirklareli Luleburgaz Secim Sonuclari: 31 Mart 2019". Sozcu. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
9. "Candan Erçetin Lüleburgaz'daki Sanat Akademisi'ni inceledi: "Lüleburgaz çok önemli bir cazibe merkezi olabilir"". Mahalli Gündem. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

Bibliography

• Bergulae Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
• Arcadiopolis founded by Arcadius

External links

• Official Website of the City of Lüleburgaz

v t e Lüleburgaz in Kırklareli Province of Turkey
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