List of Turkish place names
In Turkey
Modern | Ancient | ||
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Written form | Etymology | Well-known | Others |
Ankara | Greek: Ἄγκυρα | Greek: Ἄγκυρα | Latin: Ancyra |
Bursa | Greek: Προῦσα | Greek: Προῦσα | Turkish: Hüdavendigar |
İstanbul | Greek: εἰς τὴν Πόλιν "to the City" | Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Ottoman Turkish: Kostantiniyye |
See Names of Istanbul |
İzmir | Greek: εἰς Σμύρνην "to Smyrna" | Greek: Σμύρνη | Latin: Smyrna |
İzmit | Greek: εἰς Μήδειαν "to Nicomedia" | Greek: Νικομήδεια | Greek: Ἀστακός |
İznik | Greek: εἰς Νίκαιαν "to Nicaea" | Greek: Νίκαια | Greek: Ἀντιγόνεια |
Kayseri | Greek: Καισάρεια through Arabic: Kaysariyyah | Greek: Καισάρεια | Hittite: Mazaka Latin: Caesarea |
Konya | Latin: Iconiun | ||
Trabzon | oblique root Τραπεζοῦντ- | Greek: Τραπεζοῦς | Ottoman Turkish: Tara Bozan |
Zonguldak | French: Zone Geul-Dagh | Ottoman Turkish: Güldağ |
Outside Turkey
Written form | Etymology | Others |
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Almanya | French: Allemagne | |
İngiltere | French: Angleterre |
See also
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