Babaeski

Babaeski (Greek: Αρτεσκός) is a town in Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Babaeski District. Its population is 29,215 (2022).

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Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Babaeski
Turkey place.image_skyline: Babaeski1.jpg
Turkey place.province: Kırklareli
Turkey place.district: Babaeski
Turkey place.leader_party: AKP
Turkey place.leader_name: Firat Yayla
Turkey place.elevation_m: 55
Turkey place.population_total: 29215
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.area_code: 0288
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info

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Babaeski (Greek: Αρτεσκός) is a town in Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Babaeski District. Its population is 29,215 (2022).

==Name== The name Babaeski is believed to have originated according to the following legend: the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet the Conqueror, stopped in town on his way to Constantinople before the final siege of the city. He happened to meet an old man in front of the old mosque which is nowadays called Small Mosque (Küçük Cami) and asked him when the town was established. The man replied "Eskidir, eski," meaning "It is old, old." When the Sultan asked the man's age, he replied again, "Baba... eski," which means "The father is old." From then on, the name Babaeski has been used for the town.