Beğendik (, , formerly Ayastefanos) is a village on the shore of the Yildiz Mountains in Demirköy District of Kırklareli Province, Turkey.Köy , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 255 (2022). The village is situated close to the Black Sea shore and the Bulgarian border. The village was inhabited by Thracian Bulgarians until 1913, then re-settled by Balkan Turks.Beğendik, nisanyanmap.com The village's distance to Demirköy is and to Kırklareli is .
Name The name of the village Beğendik means "We liked it". According to tradition the village was in ruins. A high ranking man had visited the village and ordered to reconstruct it. Later during his second visit, the villagers asked his impression about the renewed village and the man said Beğendik ("We liked it").Village page
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