Edirne's memorial to the Balkan War brings together a monument, a grave and a museum. The complex, dated to 26 March 1913, was raised in memory of the war and those who fell in it. Şükrü Paşa defended Edirne through the war in conditions of great want, and his grave was brought to Kıyık Tabya, one of the city's defensive positions, where the monument was built in his memory.
In the redoubt beside it a museum was formed that tells the story of the Balkan Wars, made up of objects of that period held by the people of Edirne. It is at Buçuktepe and is reached by city transport.
Getting there
- Access
- City transport reaches it.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Edirne as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.8 °C in January to 24.8 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (71 mm) and lightest in August (23 mm). Long-term means for 1930-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
