Yenikarpuzlu (former ''Müsellim Cedit'') is a town (''
belde'') in the
İpsala District
İpsala District is a district of the Edirne Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of İpsala.[Edirne Province
Edirne Province ( tr, ) is a Turkish province located in East Thrace. Part of European Turkey, it is one of only three provinces located entirely within continental Europe. Edirne Province is bordered by Tekirdağ Province and Kırklareli Pr ...]
, Turkey. Its population is 2,984 (2022).
Geography
Yenikarpuzlu is from İpsala and from
Edirne. It lies on the coast of small Sığırcı Lake and about north of
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...
coast.
History
The village Müsellim Cedit was founded in 1877 by
Pomak people. After the first World War, they didn't allowed the
Greek Army
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to enter city. In the new republic (
Turkey
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) it was renamed Karpuzlu and later Yenikarpuzlu. In 1975 the village was declared a township.
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Economy
The town is on a very low altitude plain covered with marsh areas. The main economic activity is irrigated farming and the main crop is rice. Fresh water fishing is a secondary activity.
References
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Town municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in İpsala District
Pomak communities in Turkey