Yenimuhacir, Keşan

Yenimuhacir Bulgarköy
Town
Yenimuhacir Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°51′N 26°41′E / 40.850°N 26.683°E / 40.850; 26.683Coordinates: 40°51′N 26°41′E / 40.850°N 26.683°E / 40.850; 26.683
Country	Turkey
Province	Edirne Province
District	Keşan
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,045
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	22920
Area code(s)	0284
Licence plate	22

Yenimuhacir 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 / 40.850°N 26.683°E / 40.850; 26.683. 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.^[1]

History[]

The old name of this village was Bulgarköy ("Bulgarian village"). 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.^[2]

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