اسكی شهر

Ottoman Turkish

Eskişehir province

Etymology

From اسكی (eski, “old”) + شهر (şehir, “city”), a name which is documented since the late 15th century. During the Seljuk period, the city was known as سلطان اوڭی (sultan öñü), while during the Greek period this place was known as Δορῠ́λαιον (Dorúlaion), whose ruins can be found near the city.

Proper noun

اسكی شهر • (eski şehir)

1. Eskişehir (a city and province in East Marmara region, Turkey)

   Synonym: سلطان اوڭی (sultan öñü) (obsolete)

Descendants

• Turkish: Eskişehir

• English: Eskisehir, Eskişehir, Eskishehir

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Eskişehir”, 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) “Eskişehir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 259