Tobacco related health problems are serious public problem for Turkey. The purpose of this study was to determine the smoking prevalence and quit rates in adults in Edirne. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the city center. The sample was chosen randomly from the neighborhoods covered by Public Health Center, which is representative of the population in the city center, weighted according to ethnicity (being Turkish Gypsy or not), age and gender. A survey developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), with some additional questions, was used for data collection. Categorical variables were compared with Chi square test and parametric variables were compared using the t test. Some variables related to smoking were analyzed using logistic regression. The survey was completely filled out by 645 individuals, 193 of whom were male and 452, female. It was found that 58% of the adults are current smokers (68% of the men and 54% of the women, p=0.001), 29% had never smoked (16% of the men, 35% of the women, p=0.000), and 13% had quit (16% of the men, 12% of the women, p>0.05). In the Logistic Regression, age, (adjusted OR=1.03), being Turkish Gypsy (adjusted OR=6.14), unemployment (adjusted OR=2.13), drinking alcohol (adjusted OR=6.42) and being a high school graduate compared to being illiterate (adjusted OR=2.90) were factors that significantly affected smoking. We concluded that smoking prevalence in Edirne, particularly in women, may be one of the highest of Turkey, and quit rates are considerably far from the national goals.