Yahya Bey Fountain

Yahya Bey Fountain is a fountain in Edirne Province, Turkey. Yahya Bey Fountain is situated nearby to the suburb Sarıcapaşa, as well as near Meydan.

Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Fountain
Description: fountain in Edirne, northwestern Turkey
Also known as: “Yayla Bey Cesmesi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yahya Bey Mosque and Edirne Museum.

Yahya Bey Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yahya Bey Mosque, a mosque located in the centre of Edirne, Turkey. It was commissioned as a mosque by the poet Yahya Bey and built by Mimar Sinan in 1577–1578.

Edirne Museum

Museum

Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Edirne Museum is in Edirne, Turkey…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edirne and Karaağaç.

Edirne is the chief city of Eastern Thrace, in the Marmara Region of northwest Turkey. It lies on the gently rolling Thracian plains at the confluence of three rivers, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.

Karaağaç

Suburb

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Karaağaç is a neighbourhood of the city Edirne, Edirne District, Edirne Province, northwestern Turkey. Its population is 3,062. It is situated at the border with Greece. Karaağaç is situated 4 km southwest of Yahya Bey Fountain.

Bosna

Village

Bosna is a village in the Edirne District of Edirne Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 71 in 2022. Together with a quarter of Karaağaç, it is one of the two Turkish settlements in East Thrace situated on the right bank of the river Meriç, therefore within Western Thrace. Bosna is situated 6 km south of Yahya Bey Fountain.