Muratlı is a town and a district of

Tekirdağ Province Tekirdağ Province ( tr, Tekirdağ ili , ) is a province of Turkey. It is located in the East Thrace region of the country, also known as European Turkey, one of only three provinces entirely within continental Europe. Tekirdağ Province is border ...

in the

Marmara Region The Marmara Region ( Turkish: ''Marmara Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. Located in northwestern Turkey, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to the ...

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. It is located at 24 km north of the town of

Tekirdağ Tekirdağ (; see also its other names) is a city in Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. In 2019 the city's population was 204,001. Tekirdağ town is a commercial centre with a harbour ...

and on the railway line from

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to the Bulgarian border. It covers an area of 427 km², and the population is about 20,000. The district has hot summers and cold winters. The mayor is Nebi Tepe ( CHP).

Places of interest

*The railway station - built in 1870; the Orient Express passed through here between

and

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. *İnanlı Çeşmesi - a fountain built in 1914 *The house that Atatürk visited - in 1935 Atatürk ordered the construction of a settlement for Turkish refugees from

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and

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. On 3 June 1936 he made a visit of inspection to one of the houses, commemorated by a plaque in the garden, which has "You lucky refugee don't forget 3rd of June, he became visitor to your house, he presented love to your all " written on it.

References

External links

Murateli.Net

Muratlı Photo Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muratli Towns in Turkey Districts of Tekirdağ Province Populated places in Tekirdağ Province