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'''Edirne''' is a border town in the north-west of [[Turkey]].
=== Northwest towards [[Bulgaria]] ===
This in the north of '''Edirne''' is the most-used spot for cross-border trade between the [[European Union|EU]] and [[Turkey]], [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] and tourists going to [[Turkey]] by car.
In Edirne there are lots of ''dolmus'' (minibuses) which go to the [[Kapitan Andreevo-Kapıkule border crossing]]. You can stop them on the main street leading towards the border. These take you right to the border crossing and cost 2.5 lira (1EUR 0.25€85). But if you express that you're hitchhiking, it's possible that you'll get a free lift. User jopoking hitched twice by going directly on the big highway that is passing by the city. The highway fence has lots of holes and unrepaired parts so you can access the street quite easily. Even without actual hard shoulder a truck and the next day a car stopped for me. Just pay attention if there is more traffic.
=== West towards [[Greece]] ===
=== South towards [[Istanbul]] {{E|80}} ===
It's no problem to walk onto the motorway and try hitchhiking along the hard shoulder. Just watch out for drivers overtaking cars on the right instead of the left side.
=== Sleeping ===
It is no problem at all to put up your tent in the park in front of the Selimiye Mosque. We were actually encouraged to do so while asking the locals for a place to sleep.
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