İnece

İnece
Town
İnece Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°41′N 27°04′E / 41.683°N 27.067°E / 41.683; 27.067Coordinates: 41°41′N 27°04′E / 41.683°N 27.067°E / 41.683; 27.067
Country	Turkey
Province	Kırklareli Province
District	Kırklareli central District
Elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,046
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	39050
Area code(s)	0288
Licence plate	39

İnece is a belde (town) in Kırklareli Province, Turkey

Geography

İnece is in the central district (Kırklareli) of the province. It is situated on the Turkish state highway which connects Kırklareli to Edirne. At 41°41′N 27°04′E / 41.683°N 27.067°E / 41.683; 27.067 İnece is to the west of Kırklaeli at a distance of 13 kilometres (8.1 mi).The population of the town is 2046^[1] as of 2011.

History

During the Ottoman Empire era İnece (then known as Enidjiya) was founded by Bulgarians. The first mention to the settlement in Ottoman documents was in 1677. During the First Balkan War along with Turkish settlements around, it was captured by Bulgaria on 12 September 1912. But when it was returned to Ottoman Empire in the Second Balkan War on 21 July 1913 the Bulgarian population left the settlement and they were replaced by Turkish people from various Balkan countries which annexed Ottoman territory in Western Thrace. Although the settlement was captured by Greece in 1920, it was returned to Turkey on 10 November 1922. In 1954 the settlement was declared a seat of township.^[2]

Notable Natives

• Candan Erçetin Turkish singer and songwriter
• Erdal Kalkan MP

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