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Tayakadın, Edirne

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Tayakdın
Village
Country Turkey
ProvinceEdirne Province
DistrictEdirne central district
Elevation
60 m (195 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,574
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
22130
Area code0284
Licence plate22

Tayakadın is a village in central district (Edirne) of Edirne Province, Turkey. At 41°36′N 26°40′E / 41.600°N 26.667°E / 41.600; 26.667 it is situated 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south east of Edirne. The population of Tayakadın was 1574 [1] as of 2013. The village was founded in the 20th century in place of a former stud farm. The name of the village refers to a woman; either the owner of the former farm (an Italian woman) or the wet nurse of Ottoman sultan Mehmet II.[2] Main crops of the village are cereal, sun flower canola and rice. The village also hosts a small industrial area.

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