Kavaklı, Kırklareli

Kavaklı (Καβακλή) is a town (belde) in the Kırklareli District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,682 (2022). It is situated on the state road D.555 which connects Kırklareli to Istanbul. Prior to Balkan Wars, the population of Kavaklı was composed of Greeks and Bulgarians living in the Ottoman Empire. After the Balkan Wars, Bulgarians left for Kavakli in Bulgaria, the Greeks were scattered throughout Greece, and the Turks from Bulgaria settled in Kavakli. Later, Turks from Greece and Serbia also settled in Kavakli. In 1968, Kavaklı was declared a seat of township. Both agriculture and industry play a part in town economy.