Yenimuhacir, Keşan

Yenimuhacir
Bulgarköy
Town
Yenimuhacir

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 40°51′N 26°41′E / 40.850°N 26.683°E / 40.850; 26.683Coordinates: 40°51′N 26°41′E / 40.850°N 26.683°E / 40.850; 26.683
Country  Turkey
Province Edirne Province
District Keşan
Elevation 121 m (397 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,045
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 22920
Area code(s) 0284
Licence plate 22

Yenimuhacir (Bulgarian: Булгаркьой, Bulgarkyoy "Bulgarian village) is a town in Keşan district of Edirne Province, Turkey, It is situated in the Eastern Thrace plains at 40°51′N 26°41′E / 40.850°N 26.683°E / 40.850; 26.683. Its distance to Keşan is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and to Edirne is 117 kilometres (73 mi). The population of Yenimuhacir is 2045 as of 2011.[1]

History

The old name of this village is Bulgarköy. It was a Bulgarian settlement during the Ottoman Empire era. During the Second Balkan War on July 7, 1913, the Ottoman Army surrounded Bulgarköy and proceeded to massacre between 450 and 1100 inhabitants (depending on source), including women and children, burning the village to the ground in the process.[2]

Bulgarian refugees from Bulgarkyoi (nowadays Elinohori, north-western Greece), expelled by the Ottoman forces, 1913.

References

  1. Statistical Institute
  2. Carnegie Endowment for International peace, Report to inquire into the causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars. CHAPTER III. Bulgarians, Turks and Servians, 2. Thrace, p.130-131


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