The Rákóczi Well
The well named after Franciscus II Rákóczi is situated at the northern entrance of the Tekel Spirit Factory.
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The Wooden Carved Post (kopjafa) at the place of the former House of Kelemen Mikes
The house of Kelemen Mikes is now only signed by a Seclar-style wooden carved post (kopjafa). There is now a playground where the house…
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The Bronze Relief of Kelemen Mikes
Cont Kelemen Mikes (1690-1761) arrived in Tekirdağ together with Franciscus II Rákóczi. He accompanied the duke until his death, and afterwards still remained a…
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The Statue of Ibrahim Müteferrika
Hungarian-born Turkish printer and thinker Ibarhim Müteferrika (1674-1745) was in continuing connection with the Hungarian immigrants of Tekirdağ who were there since 1721.
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The Drawing of the House of Franciscus II Rákóczi
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences commissioned Imre Henszlmann (1813-1888), art historian, Ferenc Kubinyi (1836-1903), archeologist and Arnold Ipolyi (1823-1886), art and religion historian to…
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The Spring of the Village of Avşar
The memorial statue brought by the Hungarian delegation from Transylvania, visiting Tekirdag between 22-25th August 2006, was inaugurated on 24th August at the entrance…
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The Memorial at the Yarapsan Mud Bath
A group of Transylvanian Hungarians put up a carved wooden memorial close to the marches of Yarapsan in the vicinity of Muratli with the…
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The Rákóczi Museum
The building of the Rákóczi Museum (Rakoczi Müzesi) was originally the reception building of Franciscus II Rákóczi.
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The Street of Hungarians
For a quarter of a century, from 1720 on, there was a huge Hungarian colony of up to 500 people in Tekirdağ, which later…
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The Forgách House in Tekirdağ
Cont Simon Forgách (1669-1729), general of Franciscus II Rákóczi, joined the duke in the Ottoman Empire in 1717.
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