چركس كوی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

چركس كوی • (çerkes köy)

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

Descendants

  • Turkish: Çerkezköy

Further reading

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