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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.
Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror is one of the most exceptional figures in Turkish, Islamic, and world history. He is a founding genius who closed one era and opened another. Edirne is the city where Fatih was born, spent his childhood and youth, where his personality developed, where he ascended the throne twice, and where he embarked on an undertaking that can be considered a turning point in world history: the conquest of Istanbul. The Clock Tower Madrasa, which houses the museum, is part of the Uc Serefeli Mosque and Complex, a masterpiece of 15th-century Ottoman architecture. The museum building was commissioned by Sultan Murad II, who transformed Edirne into a center of learning with the madrasas he established.
Edirne, a border city that served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire for nearly a century, is one of our important cities that connects the past with the present through its historical and cultural heritage, most notably the world-renowned Selimiye Mosque Complex. Aiming to preserve the centuries-old foundation culture and civilization, the General Directorate of Foundations, through a project carried out by the Edirne Regional Directorate of Foundations, has brought the Selimiye Foundation Museum to Edirne.