Süleymanpaşa is a district and second level municipality in

Tekirdağ Province Tekirdağ Province ( tr, Tekirdağ ili , ) is a province of Turkey. It is located in the East Thrace region of the country, also known as European Turkey, one of only three provinces entirely within continental Europe. Tekirdağ Province is borde ...

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. According to the 2012 Metropolitan Municipalities Law (law no. 6360), all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750 000, will be a metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities will be second level municipalities. The law also creates new districts within the provinces in addition to present districts.Official gazette
/ref> These changes will be effective by the local elections in 2014. In 2014 the district was renamed to Süleymanpaşa. The name Süleymanpaşa refers to the Ottoman prince

Süleyman Suleyman or Süleyman is a variant of Suleiman (the Arabic name ). It means "man of peace". Notable people with the name include: Suleyman *Suleyman I of Rûm or Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (d. 1086), founder of an independent Seljuq Turkish state i ...

, the first commander of Turkish troops in

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in the 14th century.

Rural area

There were four towns and 55 villages in the rural area of Süleymanpaşa district. Now their official status became "neighborhood of Süleymanpaşa".

Cherry Festival

The district municipality has been organizing "International Tekirdağ Cherry Festival" (l tr, Uluslararası Tekirdağ Kiraz Festivali) each year four days long in the first or second week of June. Established under name "Cherry Jolly" ("Kiraz Cümbüşü") n 1962, the event was renamed to "Cherry Festivity" ("Kiraz Bayramı")in 1964. In later years, it included cultural and entertainment programs and became traditional. In 2020 and 2021, the event was cancelled due to the

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. The festival features parades, illuminated processions, exhibitions, shows, night concerts, a cherry contest, a sailing contest, a festival beauty contest, picnics etc.

References

Districts of Tekirdağ Province Tekirdağ {{Tekirdağ-geo-stub