List of Turkish place names
Some well-known place names in modern Turkey are derived from the Greek or Latin languages.
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In Turkey
| Modern | Ancient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Zonguldak | French: Zone Geul-Dagh | Ottoman Turkish: Güldağ | |
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