یشیل كوی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From یشیل (yeşil, “green”) + كوی (köy, “village”), so named in 1913 during the Balkan Wars. The neighbourhood was previously known as آیاستفانوس (ayastefanos).

Proper noun

یشیل كوی • (yeşil köy)

  1. Yeşilköy (a neighbourhood in Bakırköy district, Istanbul province, Turkey)
    Synonym: آیاستفانوس (ayastefanos) (historical)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Yeşilköy
  • → Armenian: Եէշիլքէօյ (Eēšilkʻēōy)

Further reading

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