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Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II of Hungary lived in the house at number 32 on Barbaros Street in Ertugrul neighborhood for 15 years between 1720 and 1735. This house was purchased by the Hungarian government in 1932 and converted into a museum.
The museum building was constructed in 1894 as the Municipal Building. Visited by Ataturk on December 20, 1930, the building has served as the Kirklareli Museum since 1994.
The Ilhan Koman Sculpture and Painting Museum was established on September 23, 2002, the 20th anniversary of Trakya University, under the name 'Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Museum'. In 2011, it was renamed 'Ilhan Koman Sculpture and Painting Museum' by a decision of the University Senate. In the same year, it moved to the historical mansion in the Karaagac campus of the Faculty of Fine Arts, which also houses the Old Train Station Building, the Lausanne Monument and Square, and the National Struggle and Lausanne Museum.
The caravanserai was built by Ekmekcizade Ahmet Pasha in 1018 AH (1609 AD) and presented as a gift to Sultan Ahmed. The structure consists of four large stables, numerous rooms, two fountains, and stone-built shops along the street.
This 18th-century mansion is the oldest surviving example of civil architecture in Edirne. It was used by Emin Bey, the Chief Accountant of Edirne, and his family. After remaining empty for a time, Necmi Ige and his family moved in in 1922. Necmi Ige's family lived in the mansion until the 1970s, after which it was left vacant. Over the years, the mansion has largely deteriorated.
The Osman Inci Museum opened on November 25, 2017, in the Karaagac neighborhood of Edirne. Designed by interpreting the building facades and plan typology of the Karaağaç district, the museum was established by Osman Inci Science, Art, Culture, Museum Management and Tourism and Trade Inc.
Opened by Edirne Municipality in 2018 on the 29th of October, Republic Day, the Hasan Ali Yucel Children's Museum is a social responsibility project based on scientific values, while also considering pedagogical and psychological principles, and offered to the service of children.
The Hidirlik Fortifications in Edirne contain the headquarters building where an epic resistance was shown against the Bulgarians under the command of Sukru Pasha, 18 artillery rooms, a 120-meter tunnel, and 4 passageways. The fact that enemy armies coming from the Balkans reached the capital Istanbul without encountering serious resistance prompted the Ottoman administration to establish a defense line in Edirne. Consequently, nearly 30 fortifications were built in the city, the largest of which was Hidirlik.
The Trakya University Natural History Museum was established in 2022 by a team led by Prof. Dr. Yilmaz Camlitepe, with the contributions and support of Rector Prof. Dr. Erhan Tabakoglu. The specimens exhibited in the museum are original and have been prepared by the faculty members of the Trakya University Biology Department in accordance with museum techniques. No hunting was involved in the procurement of the specimens.
The idea of establishing the Lausanne Museum within the Faculty of Fine Arts at Trakya University's Karaagac Campus first emerged in 1996 and took shape with the designations "Lausanne Monument," "Lausanne Square," and "Lausanne Museum." The erection of the Lausanne Monument within the campus was decided by the University Senate's resolution number 7 dated November 27, 1996, with the justification emphasizing that the Lausanne Peace Treaty stipulated the incorporation of the Karaagac region on the Greek side of the Meric River into the Republic's territory as war reparations. The Lausanne Monument and Square were completed in 110 days and inaugurated by President Suleyman Demirel on July 19, 1998.