Tayakadın

Tayakdın
Village
Tayakdın

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°35′N 26°40′E / 41.583°N 26.667°E / 41.583; 26.667Coordinates: 41°35′N 26°40′E / 41.583°N 26.667°E / 41.583; 26.667
Country  Turkey
Province Edirne Province
District Edirne central district
Elevation 60 m (195 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 1,574
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 22130
Area code(s) 0284
Licence plate 22

Tayakadın is a village in central district (Edirne) of Edirne Province, Turkey. At 41°36′N 26°40′E / 41.600°N 26.667°E / 41.600; 26.667 it is situated 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south east of Edirne. The population of Tayakadın was 1574 [1] as of 2013. The village was founded in the 20th century in place of a former stud farm. The name of the village refers to a woman; either the owner of the former farm (an Italian woman) or the wet nurse of Ottoman sultan Mehmet II.[2] Main crops of the village are cereal, sun flower canola and rice. The village also hosts a small industrial area.

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