Turkish exonyms


An exonym is a place name, used by non-natives of that place, that differs from the official or native name for that place. Turkish has a wealth of exonyms in areas beyond the current borders of Turkey notably those that were once part of Ottoman Empire and its vassals and tributaries or within the Turkish, Ottoman, or a Turkic sphere of cultural or economic influence. In addition, Turkish sometimes renders the names of other cities in a phonetic Turkish spelling, e.g., Chicago as Şikago or Manchester as Mançester. As these forms are not commonly used in Turkish, there is not a systematic attempt to include them here.

Cities are grouped by country and then listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English. The English version is followed by Turkish variants in order of significance. A blue asterisk generally indicates the availability of a Turkish Wikipedia article for that city under that name which may also provide additional reference for the equivalence.

Afghanistan
 Afghanistan
English name Turkish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Aqchah Akça, Akçe
Badakhshan Badahşan, Bedahşan
Balkh Belh
Chaghcharan Çaǧçaran
Farah Ferah
Fayzabad Feyzabad
Ghazni Gazne, Gazni
Hazarajat Hazarecat, Hazaristan
Herat Herat, Hırat
Hindu Kush Hindikuş, Hindukuş
Islam Qala İslam Kale, Kafir Kale
Jalalabad Celalabat
Kabul Kâbil
Kandahar Kandahar, Kandehar
Mazari Sharif Mezar-ı Şerif
Meymaneh Maymana
Morghab Murgap
Musa Qala Musa Kale
Oruzgan Oruzgan, Uruzgan
Panjshir Panşir, Penşir
Sare-e Pol Sar-i Pol, Sar-ı Pul
Sherberghan Şibirgan, Şıbırgan, Şiraban
Shir Khan Bandar Güzel Kale, Şir Han Bender
Taloqan Talhan, Talkan, Talukan
Wakhan Vahan, Vehan
Zabulistan Zabulistan, Zebilistan
Zaranj Zaranc, Zaranç, Zarani, Zaranka, Zerre

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bulgaria
Main article: List of Turkish exonyms in Bulgaria
Main article: List of cities of Thrace

Central Asia

Chad

China

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Comoros

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Europe

Finland

France

Georgia

Abkhazia

South Ossetia

Germany

Gibraltar

Greece
Main article: List of Turkish exonyms in Greece
Main article: List of cities of Thrace
Main article: List of Aegean Islands

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Haiti

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Netherlands

North Korea

North Macedonia

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Papua New Guinea

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Tunisia

Turkey
Main article: Geographical name changes in Turkey
Main article: List of renamed cities, towns and regions in Turkey
Main article: List of cities of Thrace

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates
 United Arab Emirates
English name Turkish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Abu Dhabi Abu Dabi
Ain El Ayn
Fujairah Füceyre
Sharjah Şarika

United Kingdom
 United Kingdom
English name Turkish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Cornwall Kernevekeli
London Londra

United States
 United States
English name Turkish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Albuquerque Albükerk
Chicago Şikago[9]
Florida Türkiniye[10]
Philadelphia Filadelfiya
Washington, D.C. Vaşington[11]

Uzbekistan

Vatican City
  Vatican City
English name Turkish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
St. Peter's Square Aziz Petrus Medydanı, Senpetro

Yemen
 Yemen
English name Turkish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Aden Ade(yn)
Amran Umran
Anss Anes
Arhab Erceb
Bab-el-Mandeb Bâb'ül Mendeb Boǧazı, Babülmendep
Bani Al Awam Beni Avam
Bani Hushaysh Beni Haşiş
Bayt al-Faqih Beytü'l Fakih
Bilad Ar Rus Biladü'r Rus
Cairo Castle Kahire Kalesi
Dhamar Damar
Dhu Marmar Di Mermer
Hajja Hacca Maǧrip, Hicce
Hamdan Hemedan
Houta Lahic, Lehic
Hudadah Hudeyde, Hüdeyde
Hutayb Hudaip
Huth Huş
Ibb Ab, Eb, Ib
Iyal Surayh Iyal-i Serih
Jabal Haraz Cebel-i Haraz
Jabal Sabir Celeblisab(ı)r
Jibla Cible
Kamaran Kameran, Kemeran Adası
Kawkaban Kavkaban, Kevkeban
Khwlan Havlan
Luḩayyah Lihye, Luhayye
Mahrah Mehre
Makhadir Mehadır
Manakhah Manaha
Maqbananh Makbene
Ma'rib Maǧrib
Mocha Meha, Moha, Mo(h)ka, Muha
Mukalla Mukalla, Mükella
Mutaynah Mutayne
Nihm Nehem
Rada' Rada, Reda
Sa'da Sade
Sana'a San'a
Sanhan Sinhan
Sawadiyah Sevadiye
Shaghadirah Şekadra
Shaharah Şehare
Shaharah Bridge Huş Geçidi
Socotra Sakotra, Sokotra, Sukutra
Ta'izz Ta'az, Taiz
Thula Sula, Tula
Yafa Yafi
Yarim Yerim
Zabid Zabid, Zebid, Zubeyd
Zuhrah Zühre
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See also

References
  1. "KNAB, Place Names Database of EKI: Foreign names". eki.ee.
  2. Prof.Dr. Şükrü Halûk Akalın, Makedonya’da Eğitim Dili Olarak Türkçe
  3. (in Turkish)"Vidin Tarihine Notlar"
  4. (in Turkish)"Osmanlı Devleti'nin İrşeve Kanalı Projesi"
  5. ""Evliya Çelebi: VI. Cilt"". Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  6. ""Sorular"". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  7. "Sorular-Sosyal Bilimler-Tarih"
  8. ""Villa Weidner"". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  9. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Şikago Başkonsolosluğu (Consulate General of Turkey, Chicago)
  10. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293980 My Country 'Tis of Thee - New Prussia, Florida has become Turconia
  11. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Vaşington Büyükelçiliği (Turkish Embassy, Washington)
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