Demirköy (, "iron village"; known as Малък Самоков, ''Malak Samokov'' in Bulgarian) is a town and district of

Kırklareli Province Kırklareli Province ( tr, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the ...

in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the Ottoman population statistics of 1914, the kaza of Demirköy had a total population of 9.133, consisting of 5.110 Greeks and 4.023 Muslims. The inhabitants are mainly descendants of Muslims from the village of Tisovo and other villages from the Greek side of the Chech region who were settled in Demirköy during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923/1924. Prior to that, the village was known as Samakovo ( el, Σαμάκοβο) or Samokov ( bg, Самоков). The mayor is Muhlis Yavuz ( MHP). In 2020, the population of the town was 3.400 and the district 8.829.

Visitor attractions

A historic metalworking facility dating back to the 15th century, the

Demirköy Foundry The Demirköy Foundry ( tr, Demirköy Dökümhanesi) is a historic foundry ruin of archaeological importance located at Demirköy in Kırklareli Province, northwestern Turkey. Location The archaeological site is situated southeast of the distr ...

( tr, Demirköy Dökümhanesi), currently an archaeological site, is located southeast of Demirköy. The

Dupnisa Cave The Dupnisa Cave ( tr, Dupnisa Mağarası), aka Dupnisa Caves, is a show cave located in Kırklareli Province, northwestern Turkey, close to Bulgarian-Turkish border. The cave itself, unlike what the original name suggests, is actually three, inte ...

( tr, Dupnisa Mağarası) is a

show cave A show cave—also called tourist cave, public cave, and, in the United States, commercial cave—is a cave which has been made accessible to the public for guided visits. Definition A show cave is a cave that has been made accessible to ...

located deep in the

Strandzha Strandzha ( bg, Странджа, also transliterated as ''Strandja'', ; tr, Istranca , or ) is a mountain massif in southeastern Bulgaria and the European part of Turkey. It is in the southeastern part of the Balkans between the plains of T ...

forests southwest of the town. The İğneada Floodplain Forests National Park ( tr, İğneada Longoz Ormanları Milli Parkı) is at east of Demirköy near İğneada. The Lake Saka Nature Reserve is situated inside the national park.

References

Populated places in Kırklareli Province Districts of Kırklareli Province Pomak communities in Turkey {{Kırklareli-geo-stub