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 |
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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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