It is known that Edirne was founded by the Thracians who migrated from Central Asia and settled here. Later, the city, which was reconstructed as if rebuilt by Hadrian, one of the Roman Emperors in the time of Alexander the Great, was named as Hadrianapolis in his name. It once passed under Bulgarian sovereignty and remained under Byzantine rule until it was conquered by Lala Şahin Pasha in 1361 during the reign of Murat I. The city, which was the shareholder of the Ottoman Empire for 92 years until the conquest of Istanbul in 1453, remained as a province connected to the Rumeli Beylerbeyligi under the name of "Pasha Sandjak". Edirne, which became the fifth city of Europe in the 17th century, known as the university city of the empire, is the second largest city of Thrace after Istanbul according to the 1990 census.
Selimiye Mosque which Architect Sinan considered as his masterpiece is crown of the city. Selimiye Mosque was constructed by Architect Sinan between 1569-1575 by the order of Selim the second. It is conspicuous at first its minarets with 3 equal minaret balconies These elegant minarets seen from far away are arranged in an order around.