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. Its population is 3,305 (2022). The distance to Babaeski is and the distance to Kırklareli is . Up to 1877 there was an Ottoman royal farm in place of the town. But during the

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Pomaks who escaped from the Russian armies were settled in the farm to form the core of the town. According to the mayor's page, a well known wrestler named Kavasoğlu İbrahim arranged this allocation.Mayor's page
The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1955. The name of the town means "great dairy" and it refers to the main activity of town residents.

References

Populated places in Babaeski District Town municipalities in Turkey {{Kırklareli-geo-stub