Babaeski (Greek: Αρτεσκός) is a town in Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.

[1] The name Babaeski is believed to have originated according to the following legend: the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet the Conqueror, stopped in town on his way to Constantinople before the final siege of the city.

When the Sultan asked the man's age, he replied again, "Baba... eski," which means "The father is old."

[4] Babaeski lies on a relatively flat landscape where the highest point does not exceed 150 m. The Devil Stream (Şeytan Deresi) flows through the land of the district.

The population in Babaeski and villages who belong to Babaeski District, are of different background, like Anatolian Turks, Balkan Turks-Muhacir, Yörüks, Amuca tribe, Muslim Megleno-Romanians, Pomaks, Romani people in Turkey and Crimean Tatars, are Cultural Muslims, who belong to the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.