آیاسلوغ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation.

Proper noun

آیاسلوغ • (Ayasuluğ)

  1. (historical) Ayasuluğ (former name of سلچوق (= Selçuk): a town in İzmir Province, Turkey)

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آیاسلوغ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 283
  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ayasuluğ”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[2], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 66
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