اركلی

Ottoman Turkish

Ereğli District

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia), which replaced the older name of the site, that was Κῠ́βῐστρᾰ (Kúbistra). Doublet of آراقلی (Araklı). This town was previously known also as قرامان ارگلیسی (Karaman Ereğlisi) or قونیه ارگلیسی (Konya Ereğlisi) to distinguish it from other places with the same name.

Proper noun

ارگلی • (Ereğli)

1. Ereğli (a town and district in Konya province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Ereğli
• → Armenian: Էրէյլի (Ērēyli)

Further reading

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• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Ereğli”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ereğli”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 251

Ereğli District

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια Ποντική (Hērákleia Pontikḗ), a city state founded by colonists from Megara, in Greece. The town was previously known also as بندرگلی (Bendereğli), from Byzantine Greek Ποντοηράκλεια (Pontoērákleia), a variant of the original Greek name.

Proper noun

ارگلی • (Ereğli)

1. Ereğli (a town and district in Zonguldak province, Turkey)

   Synonym: بندرگلی (Bendereğli) (obsolete)

Descendants

• Turkish: Ereğli
• → Armenian: Էրէյլի (Ērēyli)

Further reading

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• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Ereğli”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ereğli”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 252