Beğendik, Keşan

Beğendik

Kilisköy
Beğendik Kilisköy
Municipality
	Beğendik Location in Turkey Beğendik Beğendik (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 40°56′N 26°34′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Edirne
District	Keşan
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (2022)[1]	3,206
Time zone	TRT (UTC+3)
Postal code	22880
Area code	0284

Beğendik is a town (belde) in the Keşan District, Edirne Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 3,206 (2022).[1] It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Keşan and about 115 kilometres (71 mi) from Edirne. Meriç River and Greece border are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the town.

Prior to the 20th century, the population of the village was composed of Greeks and the Greek name of the village was Ηρωικό (Heroic). According to tradition, the creator of its Turkish name was Lala Şahin Pasha of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century (Beğendik means "We liked").[3] Beğendik preserved its Greek character up to the 20th century. After the Turkish War of Independence, according to the population exchange agreement, the Greek population was replaced by Turkish population.

In 1969, Beğendik was declared a seat of the township.

References

"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
"Beğendik history" (in Turkish). Town page. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[2] Belde Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[3] "Beğendik history" (in Turkish). Town page. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2011-09-29.