Sakızköy is a belde (town) in Lüleburgaz district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey. It is situated to the east of Turkish motorway O-3 at 41°26′N 27°28′E / 41.433°N 27.467°E. Distance to Lüleburgaz is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and to Kırklareli is 66 kilometres (41 mi).The population of the town is 1098 as of 2020. In the early 18th century it was a property of Zeliha Hanım who was the daughter of Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire known for his defeat in the Battle of Vienna. Zeliha Hanım sold the property to people from Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria (then Ortaköy, a part of the Ottoman Empire) and the settlement began to be called Satık köy ("Sold village") In time, the name Satık was replaced with Sakız ("gum"). It's believed to be named Sakız due to its soil being
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