List of Turkish place names

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Some well-known place names in modern Turkey are derived from the Greek or Latin languages.

In Turkey

Modern		Ancient
Written form	Etymology	Well-known	Others
Ankara	Greek: Ἄγκυρα	Greek: Ἄγκυρα	Latin: Ancyra
Bursa	Greek: Προῦσα	Greek: Προῦσα	Turkish: Hüdavendigar
Istanbul	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 Greek: Ἀγκώρη Greek: Ἑλικώρη
Kayseri	Greek: Καισάρεια through Arabic: Kaysariyyah‎	Greek: Καισάρεια	Hittite: Mazaka Latin: Caesarea
Konya	Ικόνιο	Latin: Iconiun
Trabzon	Τραπεζούντα	Greek: Τραπεζοῦς
Samsun	εἰς Αμισόν (to Amissos)	Greek: Αμισός
Giresun	Κερασούντα	Greek: Κερασοῦς
Ereğli	(Ποντο)Ηράκλεια	Greek: (Ποντο)Ηράκλεια
Manisa	Μαγνησία	Greek: Μαγνησία
Bodrum	Ιππόδρομος	Greek: Ιππόδρομος
Sivas	Σεβάστεια	Greek: Σεβάστεια
Bandirma	Πάνορμος	Greek: Πάνορμος
Gelibolu	Καλλίπολη	Greek: Καλλίπολη
Ordu	Κοτύωρα	Greek: Κοτύωρα
Rize	Ριζούντα	Greek: Ριζούντα
Zonguldak		French: Zone Geul-Dagh	Ottoman Turkish: Güldağ‎

Outside Turkey

Written form	Etymology	Others
Almanya	French: Allemagne
İngiltere	French: Angleterre

See also

• List of Greek place names

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