Edirne is a city in Thrace of Turkey. Edirne has borders with Greece and Bulgaria. The city had been the second capital(After Bursa) of Ottoman Empire from 1365 till 1453(Then İstanbul). Because it was the capital of the Ottoman Empire for many years, there are many historical and valuable architectural structures in the city. The Selimiye Mosque, built by Sultan Selim II in 1575 and designed by Ottoman master architect Mimar Sinan, has the highest minarets in Turkey.