Turkish Names of Cities, Towns, Villages and Geographical Locations
See also: Etymological list of provinces of BulgariaOver 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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