Country Turkey Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 22 Population 2,045 (2011) Province Edirne Province | District Keşan Postal code 22920 Elevation 121 m Area code 0284 | |
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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. 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.
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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.
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Yenimuhacir, Keşan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA