Bulgarians will enter the new year in Edirne

Bulgarian citizens, who meet all their needs, from clothing to food, from Edirne, preferred Edirne for New Year celebrations, and the hotels and restaurants they had booked days before reached the occupancy rate. The Bulgarians, who flocked to Edirne at the weekend for shopping and left no room to take a step, had difficulty in carrying what they bought.
The number of Bulgarian citizens coming to Edirne for shopping tourism is increasing day by day. The density of Bulgarian citizens, who came to the local markets and streets of Edirne for shopping more than the local people at the weekend, was reflected in the cameras. In Edirne, which has become a center of attraction for Bulgarian citizens in shopping, 90 percent of the shopkeepers' customers are Bulgarian citizens.

They had a hard time carrying what they bought.
Citizens of the neighboring country Bulgaria flocked to Edirne this week as well. The Bulgarians who came to Edirne in the early hours of the morning on Friday and took their breath away in Ulus Bazaar, shopped wildly. Bulgarians, who spent the night in hotels, continued their shopping on Saturday and Sunday. The Bulgarians, who met almost all their needs, from clothing to food, from Edirne, had difficulty in carrying what they bought.

Musicians focused on Bulgarian music, chefs focused on Bulgarian food
Bulgarians who come to Edirne, where shopping turns into a confluence, stay in hotels and have 2-3-day shopping days. The intensity experienced in hotels and restaurants will continue in the New Year. Bulgarians, who will enter the new year in Edirne, made reservations at hotels days in advance. Upon the intense demand of thousands of Bulgarian citizens who preferred to enter the New Year in Edirne, hotels and restaurants reached their occupancy rate. Musicians added Bulgarian music to their repertoire, and chefs added Bulgarian dishes to their menus.

Reservations in hotels and restaurants reached occupancy rate
Birhan Didin, a hotel staff member in Edirne, said, “Bulgarian citizens will stay in Edirne on New Year's Eve. When we met with our colleagues, they stated that there is a high demand and that the occupancy rates have been reached.
Burak Cansever, the manager of a restaurant in Edirne, said, “There is a great interest of Bulgarian citizens in our business, as in all businesses in Edirne. We have allocated 10 percent capacity for Bulgarian citizens in our enterprise, and now it has reached the occupancy rate.”

“Edirne is very cheap”
Answering the questions of journalists, Bulgarian citizens said that the prices in Edirne are very cheap compared to Bulgaria. Bulgarian citizens stated that they meet all their needs from clothing to food here. Citizens coming from Xanthi, Greece for shopping, said that the prices in Edirne are cheaper than in Greece.
On the other hand, due to the New Year's celebrations, lights were made in many points of Edirne.