Recep Gürkan

Couples across the country flocked to local marriage offices to tie the knot in holy matrimony on Feb. 22, a date which numerologists considered lucky for getting married.

Officials in the northwestern province of Edirne have planted saplings of "Edirne rose," a local rose species that got lost over time, that they brought from a Bulgarian village in its own habitat, reviving the species once again.

"Edirne rose has reunited with the lands it once was born in," said Recep Gürkan, the mayor of the province, during a ceremony on Nov. 25.

The northwestern province of Edirne is preparing to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records with the world's largest pan for liver, Edirne Mayor Recep Gürkan said on May 8.

Edirne might be home to the world's second busiest border gate, but the northwestern Turkish city feels it does not see a fair share of the benefits of cross-border trade activities, according to the local mayor. 

"As people who are carrying the burden of living on the border, we would like to see more benefits," said Mayor Recep Gürkan. 

Two-hundred water jets spraying drops of cool water on pedestrians as the temperature nears 40 degrees Celsius in mid-August? The lucky residents in Turkey?s northwestern province of Edirne were able heaved a sigh of relief thanks to the project hatched by provincial Governor Recep Gürkan. 

A play based on the work of Turkish poet Can Yücel has taken to the street in the northwestern province of Edirne, after a committee reviewing the script ruled to prevent it from being staged at the local Public Education Center?s theater. 

The Bulgarian city of Haskovo and its Turkish sister city of Edirne are freezing ties over Haskovo's grant the name Armentsi ("Armenians") to a park located on its territory.

The move, triggered by the Turkish side, was announced in official letter by Edirne Mayor Recep Gürkan, quoted by a Haskovo-based local news service Haskovo.net.