Historical and geographic area in southeast Europe comprising parts of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey (6)

I believe the answer is:

thrace

(Other definitions for thrace that I've seen before include "Balkan area" , "Ancient Balkan region" , "ancient land" , "old part of Europe" , "ancient Balkan country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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