Before the exchange (change of living peoples), the village was inhabited by Greek peasants, which consisted of about 180 households, and is now known as “Old Village”, “In the village”, “Lower Village”. within the framework of the Lausanne Agreement of 1923; the exchange of peoples living between Greece and the Republic of Turkey started mutual migrations with the signing of the “mubadele” protocol. In accordance with the Protocol, which provides for the mutual exchange of peoples, Greek Peasants living in this region Greece and Muslim Turks living in the Greek Drama region were placed in this region. The Turks had to live with the Greek peasants for 2 months during the settlement in this region. Later, the Greeks left their homes in this region, where they also had a church of their own, and migrated to their own land under agreement.
Where does the name Arnavut come from?
An Arnavutkoy peasant who lived in this region in ancient times is known as the name father of Albania. That is; the region has been on the route of Edirneye and therefore Europe since its earliest periods. Due to its being on the road and the living of an Arnavutkoy here, those who pass through this route have adopted the name Arnavutkoy Village. In the past time, “Arnavutkoy Village” “Arnavutkoy village” has changed to
Due to the lack of transportation and roads in the village, which is the inn and coffee house where one school and one grocery store are accommodated, Istanbul was able to be transported by convoying with vehicles using horse cars. The road route known as Edirne asphalt was reorganized after 1939 in terms of ease of transportation. With the settlement of the Turks who came to this region by exchange with Bulgaria and Greece, the number of households reached 350’, Albania started to form today’s center with new settlements in 1951.
The region, which is attached to our belt and called Imrahor, is the name of the person who is obliged to look at the horses of the sultan and the vehicles related to them during the Ottoman Empire period. It is reported that Imrahor was commemorated with a hara that contained the horses of Fatih Sultan Mehmetin during the Ottoman period.In 1893, it became active with the settlement of Tatar Turks. Emrahor is a promenade with its historical texture and natural richness unquestionably beautiful. For years, the village of Arnavutkoys from the migration fury which has been lived from villages to cities throughout the country has also received its blessings and has become an increasingly large center.