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چركس كوی

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Ottoman Turkish

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Çerkezköy district

Etymology

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From چركس (çerkes, Circassian) + كوی (köy, village), because it hosted numerous refugees from the Caucasus following the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

Proper noun

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چركس كوی (çerkes köy)

  1. Çerkezköy (a town and district in Tekirdağ province, Turkey)
    Synonyms: تربه دره (türbe dere), حمیدیه (hâmidiye) (historical)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: Çerkezköy

Further reading

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