About: List of renamed cities, towns and regions in Turkey

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The names of many populated places and geographical features in present-day Turkey have undergone changes over the centuries, and especially since the establishment of the present-day state in the early 20th century, which saw the introduction of an extensive Turkification campaign to change placenames to recognizably Turkish names. The names changed were usually of Armenian, Greek, Georgian, Laz, Bulgarian, Kurdish, Zazaki, Syriac or Arabic origin.

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  • The names of many populated places and geographical features in present-day Turkey have undergone changes over the centuries, and especially since the establishment of the present-day state in the early 20th century, which saw the introduction of an extensive Turkification campaign to change placenames to recognizably Turkish names. The names changed were usually of Armenian, Greek, Georgian, Laz, Bulgarian, Kurdish, Zazaki, Syriac or Arabic origin. (en)
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  • The names of many populated places and geographical features in present-day Turkey have undergone changes over the centuries, and especially since the establishment of the present-day state in the early 20th century, which saw the introduction of an extensive Turkification campaign to change placenames to recognizably Turkish names. The names changed were usually of Armenian, Greek, Georgian, Laz, Bulgarian, Kurdish, Zazaki, Syriac or Arabic origin. (en)
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  • List of renamed cities, towns and regions in Turkey (en)
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