Marmara · Plate code 59
Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ is a Thracian province on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara, known for its köfte and vineyards. The vineyards of Şarköy running down to the sea, the slopes of Uçmakdere and the house museum where the Hungarian leader Rákóczi spent his years of exile are its highlights.
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© Ollios · CC BY-SA 3.0Museum · Süleymanpaşa
Rákóczi Museum
The house where the Hungarian leader Francis II Rákóczi spent his years of exile.
© Gamerlad88 · CC BY-SA 4.0Nature · Şarköy
Uçmakdere
A village where Mount Ganos drops to the sea, known for paragliding.
© CeeGee · CC BY-SA 4.0Museum · Süleymanpaşa
Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum
Thracian tumulus finds and pieces from Perinthos in a former governor's mansion.
© Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0Religious · Süleymanpaşa
Rüstem Pasha Complex
A mosque and covered market by Mimar Sinan on a hill above the sea.
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Highlights
Places
Uçmakdere
Şarköy vineyards
Rákóczi Museum
Tastes
Tekirdağ köfte
Local food and products
- Dish
Tekirdağ köfte
Small, oblong grilled meatballs.
- Product
Grapes and vineyard produce
From the vineyards around Şarköy.
When to go
June to September suits the sea, autumn the grape harvest.
Getting there
- Airports
- Tekirdağ Çorlu Havalimanı (TEQ)
- Bus terminal
- There are bus terminals in Süleymanpaşa, Çorlu and Şarköy.