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'''Eastern Thrace''' is the name used by Greeks to describe the European part of modern-day Turkey. Usually, Istanbul is not included in Eastern Thrace.

==History==
The term Eastern Thrace began to be used around the time of the [[Balkan Wars]]. In the [[First Balkan War]], Bulgaria occupied Eastern Thrace as far as Catalca ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Tsataltza) before being halted by the Turkish army. During the [[Second Balkan War]], Turkey managed to recoup the territory all the way to the [[Evros River]]. After [[World War I]], Eastern Thrace up to Catalca was awarded to [[Greece]] by the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The region's inhabitants got to vote in the Greek elections of [[1920]] unlike those of Greek-occupied [[Asia Minor]] which was considered occupied territory by that same treaty.

In the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]], the return of Eastern Thrace became one of Kemal Ataturk's demands and may have been the reason the [[Laiko Komma]] Greek government reneged on their election pledge to vacate Asia Minor and bring the Greek troops "home". After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]], Greece accepted the Turkish demand and surrendered Eastern Thrace without firing a shot as part of the [[Treaty of Lausanne]]. The Greeks of Eastern Thrace became refugees as they were included in the population exchange between the two countries.

==Cities and Towns==

*[[Adrianople]] (Edirne)
*[[Raidestos]] (Tekirdag)
*[[Saranta Ekklisies]] (Kırklareli)
*[[Ganochora]]
*[[Orestiada]]
*[[Ainos]] (Enez)
*[[Kallipolis]] (Gelibolu)

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 ==Persons==
 *[[Georgios Vizyinos]], poet
 *[[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], Communist politician
 *[[Sophia Vembo]], singer

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	*Peladari		*Peladari
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		+	*[[Georgios Vizyinos]], poet
		+	*[[Nikolaos Zachariadis]], Communist politician
		+	*[[Sophia Vembo]], singer

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 ==History==
-The term Eastern Thrace began to be used around the time of the [[Balkan Wars]]. In the [[First Balkan War]], Bulgaria occupied Eastern Thrace as far as Catalca ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Tsataltza) before being halted by the Turkish army. During the [[Second Balkan War]], Turkey managed to recoup the territory all the way to the [[Evros River]]. After [[World War I]], Eastern Thrace up to Catalca was awarded to [[Greece]] by the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. The region's inhabitants got to vote in the Greek elections of [[1920]] unlike those of Greek-occupied [[Asia Minor]] which was considered occupied territory by that same treaty.
+The term Eastern Thrace began to be used around the time of the [[Balkan Wars]]. In the [[First Balkan War]], Bulgaria occupied Eastern Thrace as far as Catalca ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Tsataltza) before being halted by the Turkish army. During the [[Second Balkan War]], Turkey managed to recoup the territory all the way to the [[Evros River]]. After [[World War I]], Eastern Thrace up to Catalca was awarded to [[Greece]] by the [[Treaty of Sevres]]. It was subdivided into three [[prefecture]]s: Raidestos, Kallipolis and Saranta Ekklisies. The region's inhabitants got to vote in the Greek elections of [[1920]] unlike those of Greek-occupied [[Asia Minor]] which was considered occupied territory by that same treaty.
 In the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]], the return of Eastern Thrace became one of Kemal Ataturk's demands and may have been the reason the [[Laiko Komma]] Greek government reneged on their election pledge to vacate Asia Minor and bring the Greek troops "home". After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]], Greece accepted the Turkish demand and surrendered Eastern Thrace without firing a shot as part of the [[Treaty of Lausanne]]. The Greeks of Eastern Thrace became refugees as they were included in the population exchange between the two countries.

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 *[[Saranta Ekklisies]] (Kırklareli)
 *[[Ganochora]]
 *[[Orestiada]]
 *[[Ainos]] (Enez)
 *[[Kallipolis]] (Gelibolu)