Historical area of Europe covering parts of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey (6)

I believe the answer is:

thrace

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

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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