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List of city nicknames in Turkey

This partial list of city nicknames in Turkey compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Turkey are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

  • Bursa
    • "Green Bursa"[1]
  • Istanbul
    • "Augusta Antonina"
    • "New Rome" / "Second Rome"
    • "Dersaadet" (در سعادت 'Gate of Felicity')
    • "Derâliye" (در عاليه 'Sublime Gate') Der being the Persian word for door
    • "Bâb-ı Âlî" (باب العالی 'The Sublime Porte')
    • "Pâyitaht" (پایتخت, 'The Seat of the Throne')
    • "Asitane" (آستانه, From Persian 'The Doorstep' of the Sultan/Government or 'The Center' of Ottoman Empire).
  • İzmir
    • "Pearl of Aegean"[2]
    • "Gâvur İzmir" (Infidel Izmir)
  • Şanlıurfa
    • "City of Prophets" or "Realm of Prophets" "[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Green Bursa, www.bursa.com.tr 2013-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-Clio Inc. 2007. ISBN 9781576079195. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  3. ^ . Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. Culture and Tourism Director of Sanlıurfa Province. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-11.

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