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Östra Thrakien
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Östra Thrakien (turkiska: Doğu Trakya) är den del av Turkiet som ligger i Europa, väster om Bosporen och norr om Marmarasjön.
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Området motsvarar med en yta på 23 764 km² tre procent av Turkiets totala yta.[1]
Området omfattar bland annat Istanbuls historiska centrum, och andra städer så som Edirne (den historiska huvudstaden i det osmanska vilayet som före rikets fall omfattade hela Thrakien), Tekirdağ, Çorlu, Lüleburgaz och Kırklareli.
Området har 9,8 miljoner invånare.