İbriktepe
Village in Edirne, Turkey
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İbriktepe (Albanian: Qytezë)[2][3][4] is a village in the İpsala District, Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey.[5] The village had a population of 1,127 in 2022.[1] Situated at the Turkey-Greece border, the village is 25 km (16 mi) away from İpsala and 100 km (62 mi) far from Edirne. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[6]
İbriktepe is famous for having been the birthplace of Albanian politician and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church, Fan Noli.[2][4] At the time of Noli's birth a small Albanian-speaking Orthodox community lived in the town. It had an Ayos Georgios church built in 1837.[7][2][3][4] A bust of him was placed in the town in January 2011.[8]
Today, the village formerly known as Qyteza is partly inhabited by Alevi Turks.[2][3][4]