Turks in Bulgaria - Turkish Names of Cities, Towns, Villages and Geographical Locations

Turkish Names of Cities, Towns, Villages and Geographical Locations

See also: Etymological list of provinces of Bulgaria

Over 3200 locations in Bulgaria are also known by some Turks in their Turkish names.

Bulgarian Name Turkish Name Comments
Aksakovo Acemler
Ardino Eğridere
Aitos Aydos
Beloslav Gebece
Blagoevgrad Yukarı Cuma
Botevgrad Orhaniye
Burgas Burgaz
Dalgopol Yeni-Köy
Devin Devlen
Devnya Devne
Dobrich Hacıoğlu Pazarcık
Dolni Chiflik Aşağı Çiftlik
Dulovo Akkadınlar
Dzhebel Cebel
Golyamo Tsarkvishte (village) Küçük Tekeler Küçük means small translated interestingly as Golyamo which means large.

Tekeler was evolved from Tekkeler which means Dervish convent to Tsarkvishte which means church .

Gotse Delchev (town) Nevrekop Nevrekop was old name of Gotse Delchev
Haskovo Hasköy
Harmanli Harmanlı
Hitrino Şeytancık
Isperih Kemallar
Iglika Kalaycı
Ivaylovgrad Ortaköy
Kadievo Kadıköy
Kameno Kayalı
Kalimantsi Gevrekler
Kaolinovo Bohçalar
Kardzhali Kırcaali
Kaspichan Kaspiçan
Kaynardzha Küçük Kaynarca
Kazanlak Kızanlık
Krumovgrad Koşukavak The name derives from "koşu": running, and "kavak": poplar, horse races on a poplar-grown course
Kubrat (town) Kurtbunar
Loznitsa Kubadın
Lovech Lofça
Mihailovski Kaykı
Momchilgrad Mestanlı
Nikola Kozlevo Civel, Tavşankozlucası
Novi Pazar, Bulgaria Yeni Pazar
Omurtag (town) Osman Pazar
Pazardzhik Tatar Pazarcık
Pleven Plevne
Plovdiv Filibe Named after Alexander the Great's father Philip II of Macedon in ancient times this city was also known as Phillipopolis.
Popovo Pop Köy
Provadiya Prevadi
Razgrad Hezargrad
Rousse Rusçuk
Ruen Ulanlı
Samuil (village) Işıklar
Shumen Şumnu
Silistra Silistre
Slivo Pole Kaşıklar
Sokolartsi, Kotel Province Duvancilar
Stara Zagora Eski Zağra
Svilengrad Cisri Mustafa Paşa
Suvorovo Kozluca
Targovishte Eski Cuma
Tervel (town) Kurt Bunar
Topolovgrad Kavaklı
Topuzovo, Kotel Province Topuzlar
Tsar Kaloyan, Razgrad Province Torlak
Tsenovo, Rousse Province Çauşköy
Valchi Dol Kurt-Dere
Veliki Preslav Eski İstanbulluk
Venets, Shumen Province Köklüce
Vetovo Vetova, Vet-Ova
Vetrino Yasa-Tepe
Zavet (town) Zavut
Zlatograd Darıdere
Zhivkovo Kızılkaya
Buzludzha Buzluca Peak in the Central Stara Planina
Bulgaranovo Kademler Village in Omurtag region
Veselets Yagcilar Village in Omurtag region
Borimechkovo Yörükler Village in Pazardzhik region. In the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 returning refugees from four burned villages (Cafarli, Duvanli, Okçullu, and Oruçlu) settled in Okçullu which became known as Yörükler.
Dobrudja Babadag Deriving from Baba Sari Saltik
Hainboaz Hain-Boğaz Hainboaz mountain pass, known in Bulgaria as the Pass of the Republic
Stara Planina Koca Balkan Literally meaning "Great Mountain" this is the mountain that gives its name to the entire region and the Balkan Peninsula. Its Bulgarian name means "Old Mountain".
Sredna Gora Orta Balkan Literally means "Middle Mountain".

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