Hamzabeyli border crossing has relatively less traffic than its neighbours, namely Kapıkule and Dereköy—despite its truck traffic.
It lies on the highway that connects Babaeski to Kırklareli and further extends to Dereköy, the customs with Bulgaria.
Born in Bahçesaray in 1911, Edige received his early education in Dereköy, near Yalta and graduated from the Russian gymnasium in Yalta.