İpsala is a town and district of Edirne Province

Edirne Province

Edirne Province is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in Eastern Thrace along the Greek and Bulgarian border. The city's wealth, population and importance increased after it was declared as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire...

 in northwestern Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It is the location of one of the main border checkpoint

Border checkpoint

A border checkpoint is a place, generally between two countries, where travellers and/or goods are inspected. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders often have a limited number of checkpoints where they can be crossed without legal...

s between Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and Turkey. The Greek town opposite İpsala is Kipoi

Kipoi, Evros

Kipoi is a district in Feres Municipality, Evros Prefecture in Greece. A major motorway border crossing between Greece and Turkey is located here. The town on the Turkish side is İpsala...

. The population is 8,332 (the city) and 30,112 (whole district).

The state road (European route ) connects the border checkpoint İpsala with Tekirdağ

Tekirdag

Tekirdağ , the ancient Bisanthi , is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was...

 at the coast of Marmara Sea.